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HISTORY 

OF   THE 

SECOND   PILGRIMAGE 

TO 

RICHMOND, 

BY 

THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS 

OF 

MASSACHUSETTS  AND  RHODE  ISLAND 

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COMPILED   AND    EDITED    BY 

FRED     P.     BACON 

STAFF   CORRESPONDENT,    BOSTON    HERAI-D. 


BOSTON: 

PRINTED  BY  AUTHORITY  OF  DE  MOLAY  COMMANDERY, 

1882. 


Entered  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1SS2,  by  J.  M.  Russell, 
Treasurer  of  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars,  in  the  office  of 
the  Librarian  of  Congress,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


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Boston,  October  26,  1S81. 

At  the  regular  conclave  of   De  Molay  Commander}-,  held  in 

Masonic  Temple,  October  26,  1S81,  it  was  unanimously  voted  that 

«»      a  Committee,  consisting  of   Sirs  John  W.   Dadmun,  Daniel  F. 

^      Knight,  J.  M.  Russell,  George  T.  Ambrose  and  George  F.  Wright, 

_   >     be  authorized  to  publish  in  book  form  a  complete  history  of  the 

n    -^     Second  Pilgrimage  of  De  Molay  Commandery  to  Richmond,  Va., 

.  and  that  they  be  authorized  to  employ  Fred   P.  Bacon,  of   the 

\  Boston  Herald,  who   accompanied    the    Commandery   as    corre- 

g  O       spondent  of  that  paper,  as  editor. 

3^  GEO.  PHIPPEN,  Jr., 

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CONTENTS 


INTRODUCTION, 


THE   START, i6 

Leaving  the  Hub  in  a  Rain  Storm.  —  The  Night 
ON  THE  Sound.  —  A  safe  and  speedy  Run  to 
Washington. — The  Roster  of  the  Commandery 
AND  FULL  List  of  the  Pilgrims. 


IN   WASHINGTON, 


A  Cordial  Reception.  —  Social  Courtesies  ex- 
tended.— Visit  to  Mount  Vernon. — A  Reception 
at  the  White  House. — A  Carrl\ge  Drive  about 
the  City. 

IN   FREDERICKSBURG, 31 

A  genuine  Southern  Welcome. — The  Parade  and 
ITS  Characteristics.  —  The  Ladies  vie  with  the 
Sir  Knights  in  the  Hospitalities  extended. 

AT  RICHMOND, 37 

The  Formal  Reception.  —  The  Entire  City  joins 
in  the  Welcome. — The  Entrance  amid  Booming 
Cannon  and  Cheers.  —  The  Visitors  Feasted 
and  Feted  for  Four  Days. 

IN   BALTIMORE, 8  c, 


The  Monumental  City  gives  a  Hearty  Greeting 
TO  THE  Pilgrims.  —  An  Evening  Reception  and 
Banquet  by  Beauseant  Commandery.  —  A  Short 
BUT  Enjoyable  Visit. 


6  CONTENTS. 

PAGE 

THE   NEW   YORK   RECEPTION 94 

Palestine  Commandery  offers  Shelter  to  the 
Pilgrims.  —  A  Lunch  at  Masonic  Hall.  —  An 
Enthusiastic  Greeting.  —  The  Street  Parade. — 
Off  for  Boston. 

THE   HOME   RECEPTION, loi 

The  Boston  Commandery  extends  a  Cordial 
Greeting.  —  A  Street  Parade  and  Banquet.  — 
The  Welcome  Speeches  and  Congratulations. — 
The  De  Molays  dismissed. 

APPENDIX, -109 


INTRODUCTION 


THE  second  pilgrimage  of  the  Knights  Tem- 
plars of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island  to 
Richmond,  calls  for  the  addition  of  another  volume 
to  the  history  of  the  friendly  relations  between 
the  Sir  Knights  of  New  England  and  Virginia. 
The  interchange  of  visits  between  the  De  Molay 
and  St.  John's  and  the  Richmond  Commanderies 
has  been  a  notable  illustration  of  the  strength  of 
the  tie  which  binds  together  the  Order  throughout 
the  Christian  world,  for  the  hearty  good-will 
which  has  been  shown  in  all  the  intercourse  be- 
tween the  "two  colonies  of  Virginia"  has  not 
been  interrupted  even  by  the  sad  events  of  the 
war.  A  brief  resume  of  the  visits  exchanged  by 
the  Commanderies  of  the  two  sections  of  the 
country  will  best  introduce  the  events  of  the  sec- 
ond pilgrimage  of  the  De  Molay  and  St.  John's 
Commands.  An  invitation  was  extended  in  the 
year  1858  by  the  De  Molay  Commandery,  of 
Boston,  to  the  Richmond  Commandery,  No.  2, 
of  Richmond,  Virginia,  to  visit  Boston  and  par- 
ticipate in  the  celebration  of  St.  John's  Day  of 
2  (7) 


8  INTRODUCTION. 

that  year,  and  in  response  to  the  invitation,  the 
Richmond  Sir  Knights  arrived  in  Boston,  Thurs- 
day, June  23,  1858,  to  take  part  in  the  events  of 
the  following  day.  In  addition  to  the  parade  on 
Friday,  the  visiting  Commandery  were  hospitably 
entertained  in  Boston  until  Saturday  evening,  and 
the  St.  John's  Commandery,  of  Providence,  ex- 
tended courtesies  to  the  Richmond  Sir  Knights 
upon  their  arrival  and  departure  from  that  city 
en  route.  Upon  reaching  home,  the  Richmond 
Commandery  passed  a  series  of  resolutions  ac- 
knowledging the  courtesies  extended  during  the 
visit  to  Boston,  and  concluding  with  the  state- 
ment : 

"  We  consider  De  Molay  Commandery  pledged  to 
return  our  visit,  either  on  May  13,  June  24,  or  at 
any  time  during  the  year  1859  that  may  suit  their 
convenience." 

In  February,  1859,  correspondence  between  the 
two  Commands  resulted  in  an  arrangement  for  a  re- 
turn visit  of  the  De  Molays  in  the  following  May, 
the  events  of  which  have  already  been  duly  re- 
corded in  a  permanent  form.  Early  in  the  year 
1875,  when  the  plans  for  the  celebration  of  the  Cen- 
tennial of  the  Battle  of  Bunker  Hill  were  under 
discussion,  it  was  decided  by  the  De  Molay  Com- 
mandery to  invite  the  Richmond  Commandery  to 
take  part  in  the  Masonic  parade  on  that  occasion, 
and  renew  the  acquaintances  so  long  interrupted 
by  the  strife  of  the  civil  war.  Under  date  of 
March  31,  1875,  ^  cordial  letter  of  invitation  was 


INTRODUCTION.  9 

sent  by  the  De  Molay  Commandery  to  Richmond, 
askinsf  the  Fraters  of  Vircrinia  to  come  to  Massa- 
chusetts  and  allow  an  opportunity  for  a  return 
of  the  generous  hospitality  extended  to  the  Sir 
Knights  of  De  Molay  and  St.  John's  Commands  in 
1859.  The  invitation  was  accepted  by  the  Rich- 
mond Commandery,  under  date  of  April  8,  1875, 
and  on  Wednesday  afternoon,  June  16,  1875,  the 
Knights  Templars  of  Boston  and  vicinity  turned 
out  with  full  ranks  and  received  their  Virginia 
brethren  and  escorted  them  to  Faneuil  Hall,  where 
the  city  officials  welcomed  the  Southern  guests. 
On  the  following  day  the  Richmond  Knights  took 
part  in  the  great  parade  and  an  excursion  down 
the  harbor,  on  Friday  they  enjoyed  a  carriage 
drive  through  the  suburbs,  and  a  banquet  on  Sat- 
urday concluded  the  festivities  of  the  visit.  On 
Sunday  the  Sir  Knights  attended  the  services  at 
Music  Hall,  which  w^ere  led  by  Rev.  W.  H.  H. 
Murray,  and  at  7.30  on  Monday  morning  took  the 
train  for  Providence.  All  the  courtesies  possible 
to  the  limited  stay  of  the  Virginians  in  Providence 
were  extended  by  the  Sir  Knights  of  that  city. 
The  visit  was  a  fitting  part  of  the  long  history  of 
friendly  intercourse  between  the  Commanderies 
of  the  "two  colonies  of  Virginia,"  and  the  Rich- 
mond guests  did  not  depart  for  their  homes  without 
a  promise  from  their  Northern  brethren  that  they 
should  again  welcome  the  De  Molays  and  St. 
John's  to  the  hospitalities  of  Richmond.  It  was 
in  February,  1881,  that  this  promise  was  recalled 


10  INTRODUCTION. 

to  the  minds  of  the  De  Molay  Commandery  by  the 
receipt  of  the  following  letter  : 

Richmond,  Va.,  4th  Feb.,  1881. 

The  Members  of  Richmond  Commandery  and  The  Com- 
mandery of  St.  Andrew  to  the  Members  of  De  Molay 
Commandery,   of  Boston,    and   of  St.   John's    Com- 
mandery, of  Providence. 
Greeting  : 

For  the  purposes  of  cementing  closer  and  stronger 
the  bonds  of  knightly  fellowship  and  love  which  have 
for  so  many  years  existed  and  be  continued  between 
us,  we  desire  again  to  have  you  under  our  vine  and  fig 
tree.  We  therefore  extend  to  you  a  cordial  and 
knightly  invitation  to  visit  us  in  the  City  of  Richmond, 
at  such  period  during  the  year  of  188 1  as  may  best 
comport  with  your  pleasure,  comfort  and  convenience. 
The  undersigned,  a  committee,  feel  honored  in  being 
made  a  medium  to  convey  to  their  loved  Fraters  the 
invitation,  and  they  give  expression  to  the  fondly 
cherished  hopes  of  the  members  of  their  Commanderies 
that  the  invitation  will  be  accepted  by  you  as  cheer- 
fully, heartily  and  affectionately  as  it  is  extended,  and 
then  they  will  feel  assured  that  its  purpose  will  be 
accomplished. 

We  are,  in  bonds  of  knightly  friendship  and  love, 
Yours  most  truly, 

William  B.  Isaacs,  Chairman. 

W.  T.  Allen. 

Thos.  J.  Evans. 

James  A.  Scott, 

Wm.  E.  Tanner. 

LuciEN  L.  Bass. 


INTRODUCTION. 


II 


This  invitation  was  formally  accepted  by  vote 
of  the  De  ]\Iolay  Commandery,  and  a  general 
committee  of  twenty-seven  was  appointed  for  the 
duty  of  making  all  the  arrangements  needed  for  a 
visit  of  the  Commandery  to  Richmond  in  May. 
The  general  committee  was  composed  of  the 
following : 

COUNCIL. 

F.  G.  WALBRIDGE,  Eminent  Commander. 
H.  P.  HEMENWAY,   Generalissimo. 
GEORGE  F.  WRIGHT,   Captain  General. 


GENERAL     COMMITTEE. 


P.  E.  Sir  Rev.  J.  W.  DADMUN,    Sir  S.  A.  TRIPP, 


P.  E.  Sir  M.  WILLIAMS, 

P.  E.  Sir  JOHN  M.  CLARK, 

P.  E.  Sir  C.  B.  LANCASTER, 

P.  E.  Sir  J.  B.  MASON, 

Sir  JOHN  MACK, 

Sir  J.  W.   FAIRBANKS, 

Sir  B.  F.  GUILD, 

Sir  S.  D.  NICKERSON, 

Sir  J.  M.  RUSSELL, 

Sir  F.  W.  SMITH, 

Sir  J.  O.  WETHERBEE, 


Sir  C.  B.  BARRETT, 
Sir  G.  S.  CLARK, 
Sir  J.  H.  COLLINS, 
Sir  P.  E.  DOLLIVER, 
Sir  a.  F.  NETTLETON, 
Sir  D.  F.  KNIGHT, 
Sir  E.  B.  HOLMES, 
Sir  WM.  B.  FISHER, 
Sir  F.  L.  PARKER, 
Sir  G.  S.  CARPENTER, 
Sir  G.  PHIPPEN,  Jr. 


The  transportation  committee,  consisting  of  Sir 
Knights  William  B.  Fisher  and  F.  L.  Parker, 
visited  Richmond  in  April  to  make  arrangements 
for  the  trip,  and  received  a  most  cordial  welcome 
from  the  members  of  the  Richmond  Command- 
eries.  At  an  entertainment  given  the  De  Molay 
committee,   by  the    invitation    committee   of   the 


12  INTRODUCTION. 

Richmond  Commanderies,  the  followmg  verses 
were  read  by  Sir  Knight  Thomas  J.  Evans,  of  the 
Richmond  committee  : 

We  live  in  the  South,  where  the  sun  rules  the  day, 

A  pillar  of  beauty,  effulgent  each  ray; 

A  halo  of  glory  encircles  his  brow  — 

At  his  rising  and  setting  the  earth  makes  a  bow. 

We  live  in  the  land  where  the  mocking  bird  sings, 
And  the  butterfly  spreads  to  the  sun  her  bright  wings ; 
Where  the  peach  blossom  opens  its  beautiful  eyes 
Ere  the  Spring-time  has  come  or  Old  W^inter  dies; 
Where  in  forests  the  fragrant  magnolia  grows. 
The  cactus,  pomegranate,  the  orange,  the  rose ; 
Where  the  melon  is  perfect  in  flavor  and  size, 
A  charm  to  the  taste,  a  delight  to  the  eyes ; 
W^here  the  small  foot  of  woman  treads  lightly  the  earth. 
Giving  proof  of  her  breeding  and  excellent  birth  ; 
Where  men  are  as  proud  as  the  proudest  of  kings, 
And  many  as  poor  as  the  poorest  of  things. 
Yet  ready  to  share  the  last  crumb  with  a  friend. 
And  stand  by  his  side  in  a  fight  to  the  end. 

We  saw  a  lamb  the  other  day. 
Skipping  o'er  the  lawn  in  play, 
And  it  did  gently,  meekly  say  : 
"  Quarter  me  for  De  Molay." 

Upon  a  tree,  not  far  away. 
There  sat  a  bird  —  it  was  the  jay  ; 
We  listened,  and  we  heard  him  say  : 
"  I  will  sing  for  De  Molay." 

Close  by  the  tree  there  ran  a  brook ; 
It  had  a  merry,  happy  look, 
And  as  it  threw  its  snow'y  spray 
Against  a  rock  right  in  its  way, 
In  sounds  of  music  it  did  say : 
"  Here's  a  bath  for  De  Molay." 


introduction; 


Across  the  brook  a  horse  did  stray 
Along  a  field  well  set  with  hay ; 
He  turned  and  looked,  and  then  did  neigh, 
By  which  he  plainly  meant  to  say  : 
"  Saddle  me  for  De  Molay." 

Beasts  and  birds  and  streams  unite 
In  urging  Richmond  to  invite 
The  Boston  Knights  to  come  and  see 
Virginia's  hospitalit)'. 

We  will  not  promise  overmuch  ; 
Such  as  we  have,  we'll  give  you  such  — 
Will  try  to  make  you  feel  as  free 
As  those  who  meet  and  do  agree. 

We'll  take  you  to  the  outer  lines. 
And  there  you'll  see  the  Seven  Pines; 
And  then  we'll  show  you,  if  you  will, 
The  top  of  famous  Malvern  Hill, 
And  take  a  peep  at  Gaines's  Mill. 

We'll  take  you  sailing  on  the  Jeemes, 

So  crooked  that  it  often  seems, 

In  going  to  its  mouth, 

To  be  in  doubt  how  to  get  out  — 

By  east,  west,  north,  or  south. 

Dutch  Gap  you  must  not  fail  to  see  — 
It  was  commenced  by  General  B.; 
Projected  for  the  ends  of  war. 
Completed  under  peace  and  law. 

We  want  you  to  come.     Though  humble  our  home, 
Our  tongues  and  hearts  say  to  De  Molay,  come  ! 
The  Sir  Knights  of  Richmond  with  emphasis  say 
They  wait  with  impatience  the  long-looked-for  day 
When  the  Sir  Knights  of  Boston  shall  be  our  guests 
And  wc  shall  establish  by  unfailing  tests 


14  INTRODUCTION. 

That  we  still  recollect  with  unspeakable  joy 
How  you  every  delicate  art  did  employ 
To  make  us  the  happiest  men  in  the  world, 
When,  six  years  ago,  our  banners  unfurled 
Were  cheered  by  the  people  of  Boston. 

It  was  in  response  to  the  invitation  that  the 
pilgrimage  was  made  which  is  the  subject  of 
the  following  pages,  and  in  the  records  here  pre- 
sented an  attempt  has  been  made  to  put  in  a 
permanent  form  some  slight  history  of  the  many- 
happy  events  resulting  from  the  visit.  It  would 
be  impossible  to  present  a  full  account  of  all  that 
occurred  in  the  ten  days'  absence  from  Boston, 
for  every  Sir  Knight  who  joined  in  the  tour  had 
experiences  worthy  of  equal  prominence,  so  that 
only  what  may  be  called  official  records  are  given 
here.  While  Richmond  was  the  objective  point 
of  the  pilgrimage,  the  visiting  Sir  Knights  found 
hearty  greetings  at  Washington,  Fredericksburg, 
Baltimore  and  New  York,  and  the  interchange  of 
courtesies  at  each  of  these  cities  were  quite  an 
important  part  of  the  visit.  The  high  standing 
of  the  Order  in  all  the  cities  in  which  the  Sir 
Knights  found  "food  and  shelter"  was  most  fully 
shown  by  the  space  given  to  the  events  of  their 
pilgrimage  by  the  local  press,  that  sure  and  trust- 
worthy mirror  of  the  popular  mind.  All  the 
addresses  delivered  were  spread  out  in  full  by  the 
papers  of  the  day,  and  the  careful  and  accurate 
reports  presented  by  the  representatives  of  the 
several  journals  deserve   a   generous  recognition 


IXTRODUCTION.  1 5 

in  these  records.  The  presence  of  I\Tr.  D.  C. 
Hall  and  his  band  of  musicians  added  largely  to 
the  pleasures  of  the  trip,  as  they  were  always 
ready  to  contribute  to  the  enjoyment  of  the  pil- 
grims, and  met  the  demands  upon  their  services 
cheerfully  and  creditably.  Nothwithstanding  all 
the  fatigues  of  such  an  extended  journey,  w^hich, 
however,  were  mitigated  largely  by  the  fair  weather 
granted  the  Sir  Knights  almost  throughout  their 
tour,  there  was  not  a  case  of  serious  illness  to  any 
member  of  the  pilgrims,  and  the  De  Molays  were 
complimented  upon  their  admirable  bearing  in  all 
the  parades  of  the  pilgrimage.  It  may  be  then 
safely  assumed  that  the  result  of  this  visit  tended 
to  the  more  firmly  unite  the  "two  colonies  of 
Virginia,"  and  to  strengthen  the  bonds  of  knightly 
love  between  the  pilgrims  and  their  entertainers. 


1 6  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 


THE     START. 

Leaving  the  Hub  in  a  Rain  Storm. —  The  Night 
ON  the  Sound. —  A  Safe  and  Speedy  Run  to 
Washington. —  The  Roster  of  the  Commandery 
AND  Full  List  of  the  Pilgrims. 

THE  Sir  Knights  of  the  De  Molay  Com- 
mandery assembled  at  Masonic  Temple 
early  on  Thursday  afternoon,  May  19,  1881,  to 
prepare  for  the  street  parade  to  the  Old  Colony 
depot,  from  which  point  they  were  to  take  their 
departure  to  enter  upon  the  long  and  pleasantly 
anticipated  Richmond  Pilgrimage.  A  more  un- 
propitious  day  could  hardly  have  been  selected, 
for  a  steady  rain  poured  down  in  such  a  persistent 
fashion  that  all  hope  of  the  parade  had  to  be 
abandoned,  and  one  by  one  the  Sir  Knights  found 
their  way  to  the  railroad  station.  Here  a  large 
crowd  had  assembled  to  give  a  hearty  farewell  to 
the  pilgrims,  and  all  sorts  of  kindly  messages  and 
greetings  were  sent  to  the  Richmond  Sir  Knights 
by  those  who  found  it  impossible  to  join  in  the 
visit.  The  band  engaged  by  the  De  Molays  for 
the  trip,  Hall's  Boston  Brass,  was  present,  under 
its  leader,  Mr.  D.  C.  Hall,  and  enlivened  the  scene 
by  playing  a  number  of  selections,  winding  up 
with  the  old  song,  "Carry  me  back  to  Old  Vir- 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  1 7 

ginny,"  the  strains  of  which  rang  out  as  the  start 
was  made.  An  uneventful  run  was  made  to  Fall 
River,  where  the  St.  John's  Command,  of  Provi- 
dence, joined  the  De  Molays  aboard  the  boat. 
The  Providence  Commandery  was  accompanied 
by  the  American  Band,  of  that  city,  Mr.  D.  W. 
Reeves,  leader,  and  after  supper  the  two  bands 
contributed  a  very  enjoyable  concert  programme, 
for  the  entertainment  of  all  on  board.  On  arriv- 
ing in  New  York,  the  weather  was  found  still 
anything  but  agreeable,  and  the  trip  across  to 
Jersey  City  was  made  in  a  drizzling  rain.  A 
pleasant  event  of  the  morning  was  the  courtesy 
shown  the  ladies  of  the  visiting  Commands  by  a 
committee  from  the  Palestine  Commandery,  of 
New  York  City,  in  the  presentation  to  each  lady 
of  a  beautiful  hand  bouquet,  as  they  passed  from 
the  Fall  River  boat  to  take  the  transfer  boat  to 
Jersey  City.  Taking  the  special  train  provided 
by  the  Pennsylvania  Central  Railroad  Company 
at  Jersey  City,  a  rapid  and  uneventful  run  was 
made  to  Washington,  where  the  Commands  ar- 
rived at  three  o'clock  on  Friday  afternoon,  more 
than  an  hour  in  advance  of  the  schedule  time. 
P'or  convenience,  the  roster  of  the  Boston  Sir 
Knights,  with  the  full  list  of  the  ladies  accom- 
panying them,  is  here  presented,  this  list  including 
not  only  those  who  started  from  Boston  with  the 
party,  but  all  who  subsequently  joined  it  at  the 
several  points  en  route.  The  entire  Command 
numbers  three  hundred  and  sixty  members. 


i8 


SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 


OFFICERS, 

Fred.  G.  Walbridge,  Eminent  Commander. 

H.  P.  Hemenway,   Generalissimo. 

George  F.  Wright,  Captain- General. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Dadmun,  Prelate. 

Henry  G.  Jordan,  Senior  Warden. 

Daniel  F.  Knight,  Acting  jfunior  Warden. 

Joseph  M.  Russell,   Treasurer. 

Wm.  B.  Fisher,  Acting  Recorder. 

E.  A.  Loud,  Standard  Bearer. 

J.  Frank  Gammell,  Sword  Bearer. 

Zacheus  Holmes,    Warder. 

Chas.  a.  Drost,         j 

E.  W.  Gilbert,  r  Guards. 

Geo.  S.  Carpenter,  J 

J.  W.  Fairbanks, 

Peter  E.  Dolliver, 

Joseph  B.  Mason, 

George  O.  Townsend,  Ar7norer  and  Sentinel. 

Howard  M.  Dow,   Organist. 

Charles  B.  Lancaster,  Fast  Commander. 

Rev.  W.  S.  Studley,  Fast  Prelate. 

Fred.  P.  Bacon,   Correspondent  Boston  Herald. 


Commandery  Fund 
Committee. 


SIR    KNIGHTS. 


Geo.  T.  Ambrose. 

S.  P.  Bartlett. 

E.  M.  Ames. 

Langdon  Baxter. 

H.  B.  Arnold. 

Geo.  B.  Brown. 

T.  D.  Atwood. 

J.  Bryant. 

A.  B.  Babcock. 

Joseph  R.  Carr. 

A.  T.  Bacon. 

W.  F.  Chester. 

H.  C.  Barnabee. 

E.  R.  Cheney. 

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19 


I.  W.  Chick. 

D.  S.  Clark. 
J.  H.  Collins. 
W.  R.  Cooke. 
Charles  A.  Cox. 
J.  H.  Cummings. 
F.  J,  Davis. 

J.  H.  Davis. 
Pierpont  Edwards. 
F.  C.  Fairbanks. 
R.  G.  Ferguson. 
H.  N.  Fisher. 
John  Foster. 

E.  R.  Frost. 
A.  J.  Gordon. 
T.  W.  Gould. 

C.  D.  V.  Graves. 
E,  S.  Hamlin. 
S.  J.   Harrison. 
T.  S.  Hittinger. 
E.  B.  Holmes. 
A.  D.  Holmes. 
M.  S.  Holway. 
Geo.  M.  Hosmer. 
J.  A.  Johnson. 
E.  T.  Kent. 
Wm.  A.  Kidder. 
E.  W.  Leavens. 


Wm.  Lumb. 
John  Mack. 
E.  T.  Mclntire. 
Geo.  H.  Maynard. 

E.  A.  Messinger. 
S.  Noyes,  Jr. 

G.  W.  Oliver. 
C.  H.  Olmsted. 

B.  J.  Parker. 

F.  L.  Parker. 
J.  H.  Peak. 
Charles  Pierce. 
E.  M.  Piatt. 

W.  H.  H.  Porter. 
CM.  Proctor. 

G.  J.  Raymond. 
G.  F,  Sanderson. 
J.  M.  Smith. 

C.  W.  Smith. 
J.  P.  Soule. 
Henry  Stumcke. 
Thos.  A.  Taylor. 
A.  H.  Timson. 
A.  D.  Thompson. 

D.  S.  Watson. 
A.  Webster. 
Lvman  W.  Wheeler. 


T//£    LADIES. 


Mrs.  Geo.  B.  Brown. 
Mrs.  W.  F.  Chester. 
Mrs.  W.  R.  Cooke. 


Mrs.  J.  H.  Cummings. 
Miss  J.  M.  Fisher. 
Mrs.  T.  Warren  Gould. 


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Mrs.  H.  P.  Hemenway.  Mrs.  B.  J.  Parker. 

Mrs.  E.  B.  Holmes.  Mrs.  J.  M.  Smith. 

Mrs.  A.  D.  Holmes.  Mrs.  F.  G.  Walbridge. 

Mrs.  H.  G.  Jordan.  Mrs.  D.  S.  Watson. 

Mrs.  D.  F.  Knight.  Mrs.  L.  W.  Wheeler. 

Mrs.  J.  B.  Mason.  Mrs.  George  F.  Wright. 

Mrs.  E.  T.  Mclntire. 

THE     COMMITTEES. 

The  committees  of  the  De  Molay  Commandery 
having  charge  of  the  pilgrimage  were  as  follows  : 

Executive  Committee.  —  Eminent  Commander  Fred. 
G.  Walbridge,  Past  Eminent  Commander  John  M. 
Clark,  Past  Eminent  Commander  Charles  B.  Lancaster, 
Past  Eminent  Commander  Joseph  B.  Mason,  Sir  Knight 
Benjamin  F.  Guild,  Sir  Knight  J.  Otis  Wetherbee,  Sir 
Knight  J.  W.  Fairbanks. 

Committee  on  Music. —  Sir  Knight  Joseph  M.  Russell, 
Past  Eminent  Commander  Marlborough  Williams,  Past 
Eminent  Commander  Joseph  B.  Mason. 

Transportatioti  Committee.  —  Past  Eminent  Com- 
mander Charles  B.  Lancaster,  Sir  Knights  William  B. 
Fisher  and  F.  L.  Parker. 

Ladies'  Committee.  —  Past  Eminent  Commander 
Joseph  B.  Mason,  Sir  Knights  Zacheus  Holmes  and 
E.  A.  Messinger. 

Baggage  Committee. —  Sir  Knights  James  H.  Collins 
and  George  O.  Townsend. 

Printing  Committee. —  Sir  Knights  Benjamin  F.  Guild, 
George  F.  Wright,  George  Phippen,  Jr. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  21 


IN    WASHINGTON. 

A  Cordial  Reception. —  Social  Courtesies  ex- 
tended.— Visit  to  Mount  Vernon. — A  Reception 
AT  THE  White  House. — A  Carriage  Drive  about 
the  City. 

SUCH  an  unheard  of  event  as  the  arrival  of  an 
excursion  party  ahead  of  its  schedule  time 
was  naturally  unanticipated  by  the  Washington 
Sir  Knights,  but  a  telegram  informed  them  of  the 
fact,  and  the  annual  parade  of  the  Mounted  De 
Molay  Commandery  of  Washington  was  cut  short, 
and  the  several  Commands  reached  the  Baltimore 
and  Potomac  Railroad  Station  about  an  hour 
after  the  train  arrived,  the  time  thus  afforded  the 
visitors  giving  ample  opportunities  for  preparing 
for  the  reception  and  parade  through  the  principal 
streets.  After  the  usual  interchange  of  courtesies 
between  the  Reception  Committee  of  the  Washing- 
ton Commands  and  the  visiting  Sir  Knights,  the  pro- 
cession was  formed  as  follows  :  De  Molay  Mounted 
Commandery,  No.  4,  ninety  saddles,  headed  by  a 
full  corps  of  buglers,  under  command  of  Sir  M. 
R.  Thorpe,  Eminent  Commander ;  E.  F.  Lawson, 
Generalissimo,  and  C.  L.  Patten,  Captain-General. 
Potomac  Commandery,  No.  3,  thirty  in  number, 
headed  by  Donch's   Band,  Sir  George  E.  Corson, 


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Eminent  Commander  ;  Sir  John  Lynch,  General- 
issimo, and  Sir  Daniel  Johnson,  Captain-General. 
Columbia  Commandery,  No.  2,  one  hundred  in 
number,  Sir  William  H.  Browne,  Eminent  Com- 
mander ;  Sir  D.  B.  Ainger,  Generalissimo,  and 
Sir  John  Wilson,  Captain-General.  Washington 
Commandery,  No.  i,  seventy  in  number,  headed 
by  the  Marine  Band,  Sir  W.  J.  Stephenson, 
Eminent  Commander ;  William  G.  Brock,  Gen- 
eralissimo, and  Sir  William  G.  Moore,  Captain- 
General.  St.  John's  Commandery,  of  Providence, 
R.  I.,  sixty-four  in  number,  headed  by  the 
American  Brass  Band,  followed  by  De  Molay 
Commandery,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  eighty-six  in 
number,  headed  by  Hall's  Brass  Band.  The  rear 
of  the  procession  was  composed  of  carriages  con- 
taining the  lady  visitors,  under  the  escort  of  the 
Reception  Committee.  The  magnificent  capari- 
soned horses  of  the  mounted  Commandery  and 
the  splendid  uniforms  of  the  Sir  Knights  pre- 
sented a  gorgeous  spectacle  as  the  procession 
passed  over  the  line  of  march. 

The  effect  upon  the  minds  of  the  visitors  as 
they  passed  through  the  streets  of  the  National 
Capital  was  curiously  noticed  by  the  writer. 
Coming  from  Northern  cities,  where  the  residents 
are  familiar  with  all  organizations  contemplating  a 
visit,  and  make  an  effort  to  give  all  such  visitors 
a  welcome,  the  utter  quiet  of  the  crowds  which 
lined  the  streets  was  somewhat  depressing.  Only 
once  on  the  line  of  march,  which  extended  through 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  23 

many  of  the  prominent  streets  and  avenues,  was 
there  any  signs  of  a  recognition  of  the  visiting  Sir 
Knights,  and  that  from  Riggs  House,  from  a 
party  of  Boston  guests.  The  motley  crowd  of  the 
real  Southern  Negro  population,  which  turned  out 
in  honor  of  the  guests,  presented  a  new  phase 
of  American  life  to  many  of  the  Northern  Sir 
Knights,  and  the  antics  caused  among  this  class 
by  the  enlivening  strains  of  the  bands  beggar  all 
description.  When  the  head  of  the  line  reached 
Seventeenth  and  I  Streets,  by  instructions,  the 
bands  ceased  playing,  as  they  were  nearing  the 
Executive  Mansion,  on  account  of  the  sickness 
of  Mrs.  Garfield.  At  five  p.  m.  the  head  of  the 
column  entered  the  President's  grounds,  to  pass 
in  review  before  the  Chief  Magistrate.  A  large 
crowd  had  assembled  within  the  enclosure,  but, 
to  their  credit  be  it  said,  not  the  least  noise  was 
made.  The  President,  with  Attorney-General 
MacVeagh  by  his  side,  took  position  between  the 
centre  columns  that  face  the  portico.  Then  the 
line  marched  in  review,  the  officers  saluting  and 
the  President  returning  the  compliment.  Pro- 
ceeding from  the  White  House,  the  Commands 
passed,  via  Fifteenth,  F,  Thirteenth  streets  and 
Pennsylvania  avenue,  to  Willard's  Hotel,  where 
the  visitors  were  left,  and  the  Washington  Tem- 
plars returned  to  the  temple  and  were  dismissed. 

After  refreshing  the  outward  and  inner  man, 
the  visiting  Commands  formed  in  line  shortly 
before  nine  o'clock,  and  marched  to  the  Masonic 


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Hall,  where  the  formal  reception  ceremonies  were 
to  occur,  the  ladies  of  the  Massachusetts  and 
Rhode  Island  Commands  having  preceded  their 
Sir  Knights  in  carriages,  under  escort  of  the 
efficient  Ladies'  Committee  of  the  Washington 
Commanderies.  After  the  New  England  Knights 
had  filed  into  the  hall  and  stood  "front  face," 
Past  Commander  and  Grand  Master  Noble  D. 
Larner,  "approaching  the  East,"  said  to  Eminent 
Commander  Thorp,  who  stood  on  the  neatly 
draped  platform :  "  Without  further  detention, 
it  becomes  my  duty,  on  the  part  of  the  Executive 
Committee,  to  say  that  they  have  in  charge  many 
weary  pilgrims  travelling  from  afar,  who  have 
been  induced  to  stop  at  our  tents  and  partake 
of  what  we  have  to  give  them.  It  now  becomes 
my  pleasant  duty  to  turn  them  over  to  your  pro- 
tecting care."  Eminent  Commander  Thorp  then 
addressed  them  as  follows  : 

It  affords  me  great  pleasure  to  extend  to  you  and 
the  gallant  Sir  Knights  who  accompany  you  a  cordial 
and  fraternal  welcome,  in  the  name  and  on  behalf  of 
De  Molay  Mounted  Commandery,  No.  4.  Words 
seem  totally  inadequate  to  express  our  gratification  in 
thus  being  honored  by  your  presence,  not  only  on 
account  of  the  dignity  of  the  high  offices  which  you 
hold  respectively,  but  also  on  account  of  your  personal 
worth  as  true  types  of  that  knightly  chiv'alr)'  which  is 
at  once  the  very  foundation  and  bulwark  of  our  noble 
Order.  Representing,  as  you  do,  among  your  number 
the  varied  callings  which  tend  to  the  promotion  and 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  25 

encouragement  of  private  enterprise,  industry  and  pro- 
gress in  two  of  our  sister  States,  component  parts  of 
this  great  and  glorious  Republic,  we  feel  proud  of  the 
honor  of  being  able  to  take  you  by  the  hand  and  to 
greet  you  in  this  the  Capital  of  the  Nation,  as  true  and 
worthy  Sir  Knights.  You  are  now  engaged  upon  a 
pilgrimage,  not  such  as  engaged  our  illustrious  pre- 
decessors in  past  ages,  the  defense  of  the  Christian 
religion  and  the  protection  of  helpless  widows  and 
orphans,  but  to  exchange  those  friendly  greetings  to 
which  we,  as  Knights  Templars,  feel  ourselves  doubly 
pledged.  Although  you  are  far  away  from  your  native 
soil,  the  distance  only  tends  to  bind  our  hearts  in  closer 
unison,  and  we  trust  that  our  efforts  to  make  you  feel 
at  home  in  our  midst  will  be  successful.  To  the  ladies 
who  accompany  you,  and  the  ladies  of  our  own  juris- 
diction, we  desire  especially  to  extend  our  hospitality, 
and  we  give  them  the  assurance  that,  although  under 
ordinary  circumstances  they  have  what  appear  good 
ground  for  complaint  on  account  of  being  excluded 
from  our  asylum,  on  this  occasion,  at  least,  we  will  make 
an  exception  to  our  rules,  and  admit  them  to  all  the 
privileges  accorded  to  their  fathers,  husbands  and 
brothers,  as  Knights  Templars.  To  the  Commanderies 
of  this  jurisdiction,  who  have  so  nobly  responded  to 
our  invitation  to  be  present,  we  desire  to  express  our 
hearty  thanks.  Eminent  Commanders  and  Sir  Knights. 
Even  had  I  the  ability,  I  would  not  wish  to  encroach 
upon  your  time  by  indulging  in  any  extended  remarks. 
1  desire  only  to  renew  my  assurances  of  the  pride  with 
which  we  hail  this  auspicious  occasion,  and  to  express 
the  hope  that  you  will  not  measure  delight  by  the  ver^' 
modest  arrangements  we  have  made  for  your  comfort 


26  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

and  pleasure,  but  that  you  will  accept  our  efforts  as  an 
earnest  of  what  we  might  have  done  had  we  been 
possessed  of  larger  experience  in  such  matters.  Now, 
Sir  Knights,  ladies  and  gefitlemen,  we  extend  to  you, 
one  and  all,  a  hearty  welcome. 

Eminent  Commander  Rhodes,  of  St.  John's 
Commandery,  in  responding,  said  : 

It  affords  me  great  pleasure  to  acknowledge  your 
words  of  welcome,  and  in  behalf  of  St.  John's  Com- 
mandery I  return  my  sincere  thanks.  Their  hearts 
are  full,  more  than  full,  with  gratitude.  They  were 
weary  pilgrims  travelling  from  afar,  but  they  have 
not  found  the  rough  paths  their  fathers  did,  but  those 
filled  with  pleasure.  No  matter  where  they  went,  the 
memory  of  this  event  would  ever  remain  fresh  in  their 
hearts. 

Eminent  Commander  Walbridge,  of  De  Molay, 
said  : 

In  behalf  of  De  Molay  we  thank  you  for  this 
reception,  and  are  deeply  grateful  for  the  kind  treat- 
ment that  we  have  received.  We  thank  you  for  the 
courtesy  and  hospitality  that  we  have  been  shown  on 
this,  our  second  pilgrimage  through  this  city.  We  are 
glad  to  be  received  in  the  asylum  of  a  Commander}- 
of  the  same  name  as  ourselves,  representing  the  loved 
Jacques  De  Molay,  the  man  that  lived  upright  under  all 
oppression  and  died  at  the  stake  for  principle. 

Rev.  W.  S.  Studley,  Past  Prelate  of  De  Molay, 
of  Boston,  stepped  forward  and  said  that  he  was 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  2/ 

glad  to  come  to  Washington  and  march  under  the 
banners  of  De  Molay  and  partake  of  their  hos- 
pitahty.  If  there  was  anything  that  they  could 
do  in  return,  they  would  do  it.  This  ended  the 
speech-making.  The  two  visiting  bands  occupied 
the  platform,  and  for  a  short  time  alternately 
discoursed  excellent  promenade  music.  The  floor 
was  then  yielded  to  the  dancers,  and  the  devotees 
of  Terpsichore  enjoyed  the  pleasure  to  their 
hearts'  content.  It  was  noticeable  that  there  was 
very  little  pretension  to  rich  dressing.  The  affair 
was  a  social  event,  where  Templars  and  their 
wives  might  become  better  acquainted,  pass  an 
enjoyable  evening,  and  pay  less  attention  to 
Fashion's  demands.  There  was  no  banquet,  but 
an  abundance  of  refreshments  were  provided,  ex- 
cellent in  quality.  It  was  after  midnight  before 
the  reception  broke  and  the  dancing  terminated. 

Bright  and  early  on  Saturday  morning  the 
visiting  Sir  Knights  were  astir,  and  many  an  old 
resident  of  Washington  was  deluged  with  queries 
as  to  the  historical  and  other  facts  regarding  the 
National  Capital  and  its  peculiarities.  By  nine 
o'clock  many  of  the  Massachusetts  men  had  be- 
come as  familiar  with  the  points  of  interest  in  and 
about  the  city  as  the  oldest  inhabitant,  and  the 
entire  party  was  eager  to  participate  in  the  gen- 
eral inspection  of  the  city  planned  for  by  the 
Washington  Sir  Knights.  Soon  after  nine  o'clock 
carriages  were  drawn  up  before  Willard's,  and  the 
visitors  were  driven  to  the  White  House,  to  call 


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upon  the  President.  The  reception  was  held  in 
the  east  room,  Past  Eminent  Commander  Noble 
D.  Larner  presenting  the  company  to  President 
Garfield.  The  usual  hand-shaking  followed,  and 
then,  after  a  very  democratic  inspection  of  the 
White  House,  the  company  was  driven  to  the  new 
building  of  the  printing  and  engraving  depart- 
ment. The  Rhode  Island  Senators  paid  their 
constituents  the  compliment  of  attending  the 
reception  at  the  White  House,  and  Senators 
Burnside  and  Anthony  greeted  each  visitor  from 
"  Little  Rhody,"  after  the  presidential  hand-shak- 
ing. The  operations  of  the  printing  and  engraving 
departments  having  been  viewed,  the  Capitol  and 
the  Soldiers'  Home  were  visited,  and  then  the  Sir 
Knights  and  their  ladies  were  driven  to  a  noted 
German  resort,  the  Schutzen  Garden,  where  a 
German  lunch  found  very  general  approval.  The 
return  to  the  hotel  was  made  so  as  to  include 
a  view  of  the  Farragut  statue  and  many  public 
improvementsi  and,  after  dinner,  conveyances 
were  taken  for  the  wharf,  where  the  party  em- 
barked on  a  steamer  for  Mt.  Vernon.  Words  fail 
to  convey  any  idea  of  the  beauty  of  the  scenery 
and  the  general  pleasure  of  the  excursion.  The 
day  was  as  perfect  as  that  of  the  poet's  ideal  June, 
and  the  company  gave  itself  over  to  its  enjoy- 
ment. The  points  of  interest  at  Mt.  Vernon  were 
duly  visited,  and  the  proper  things  duly  said. 
Soon  after  arriving  the  party  proceeded  to  the 
tomb,  and  stood  uncovered  while  the  American 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS,  2g 

Brass  Band  played  a  dirge.  The  Commanderies 
then  broke  up  into  squads,  and,  accompanied  by 
their  ladies,  scattered  over  the  grounds,  visiting 
the  house  and  inspecting  its  various  rooms.  The 
company  remained  at  Mt.  Vernon  until  near  seven 
o'clock,  and  then  returned  to  the  steamer.  Having 
an  abundance  of  time,  a  ride  was  taken  almost  to 
Glymont,  when  the  boat  "put  about"  and  headed 
for  Washington,  where  she  arrived  at  nine  o'clock. 
Words  are  inadequate  to  describe  the  pleasure 
given  the  visiting  Sir  Knights  during  this  long 
day  of  unremitting  attention  from  the  Washington 
F" raters ;  not  an  effort  was  omitted  which  could 
add  to  the  entertainment  of  the  visitors,  and 
friendships  were  made  during  its  happy  hours 
which  will  be  life  long. 

Sunday  proved  an  equally  enjoyable  day,  for 
while  many  of  the  Sir  Knights  followed  the 
customs  of  New  England  in  attending  church, 
either  at  the  morning  or  evening  service,  there 
were  so  many  kind  offers  made  by  the  Wash- 
ington Praters  in  the  way  of  social  attentions, 
that  the  day  was  variously  employed,  as  individual 
taste  dictated.  The  morning  service  at  the 
Metropolitan  Church  was  conducted  by  Rev. 
Sir  Knight  W.  S.  Studley,  D.  D.,  who  selected 
as  the  text  of  his  discourse,  I  Corinthians,  iv,  5  : 

Therefore  judge  nothing  before  the  time,  until  the  Lord  come, 
who  both  will  bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  darkness,  and 
will  make  manifest  the  counsels  of  the  hearts;  and  then  shall 
every  man  have  praise  of  God. 


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The  preacher  considered  the  subject  of  untimely- 
judgments,  and  spoke  in  a  way  to  hold  the  in- 
terest of  his  hearers  to  the  end,  the  discourse 
being  listened  to  by  a  very  large  congregation, 
including  a  numerous  delegation  of  Sir  Knights 
and  their  ladies,  which  would  undoubtedly  have 
been  more  numerous  had  it  not  been  for  the  social 
courtesies  extended  by  the  members  of  the  Wash- 
ington Commanderies.  During  the  afternoon  and 
evening  the  numerous  beautiful  drives  about 
Washington  were  fairly  alive  with  public  and 
private  conveyances,  filled  with  the  visitors  and 
their  entertainers ;  Arlington  Heights,  Mt.  Pleas- 
ant and  the  Soldiers'  Home  being  the  principal 
points  of  interest  visited.  The  Washington  Sir 
Knights  spared  no  exertions  in  their  efforts  to 
make  the  day  a  pleasant  one  for  their  visitors,  and 
the  New  Englanders  fully  appreciated  the  cour- 
tesies extended. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  3 1 


IN    FREDERICKSBURG. 

A  Genuine  Southern  Welcome. — The  Parade  and 
ITS  Characteristics. —  The  Ladies  vie  with  the 
Sir  Knights  in  the  Hospitalities  extended. 

THE  Sir  Knights  fell  into  line  shortly  before 
nine  o'clock  on  Monday,  May  23,  to  march 
to  the  railroad  station,  to  embark  once  more  upon 
their  pilgrimage,  many  of  the  members  of  the 
Washington  Commands  acting  as  an  informal 
escort  and  tarrying  at  the  train-house  to  give  a 
final  cheer  for  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island, 
as  the  visitors  took  their  departure  for  Fredericks- 
burg. At  about  half-past  eleven  the  train  arrived 
at  the  Fredericksburg  station,  and  the  visiting  Sir 
Knights  disembarked  in  the  midst  of  the  assembled 
population  of  the  district  for  miles  around.  It 
was  evidently  a  gala  day  for  all  the  inhabitants, 
and  joy  and  satisfaction  beamed  upon  all  faces, 
from  the  Sir  Knights  in  the  lines  of  the  Fred- 
ericksburg Commandery,  No.  i,  drawn  up  to 
receive  the  visitors  there,  to  those  of  the  motley 
crowd  which  is  seen  nowhere  but  in  a  Southern 
town.  The  ladies  were  quickly  cared  for  by  the 
Special  Committee  of  the  Fredericksburg  Com- 
mand, the  private  equipages  of    the  town  being 


32  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

placed  at  their  disposal,  and  in  these  conveyances 
they  were  driven  to  the  residence  of  Eminent 
Commander  Chew,  pleasantly  situated  on  one  of 
the  main  thoroughfares.  The  line  was  formed 
after  the  usual  ceremonies  of  the  reception,  and 
the  procession  moved  through  the  greater  portion 
of  the  town  in  the  midst  of  a  blinding  dust  and 
almost  insupportable  heat.  The  enthusiasm  of 
the  improvised  body  guard  which  attended  the 
Sir  Knights  throughout  this  parade  can  be  but 
faintly  realized  by  those  unacquainted  with  the 
peculiarities  of  the  colored  people  of  this  section, 
but  it  was  evident  that  the  heart  of  the  towns- 
people was  in  the  reception  and  that  the  welcome 
was  all  that  it  appeared  to  be.  There  was  hardly 
a  residence  or  place  of  business  that  was  not 
decorated  in  some  way  in  honor  of  the  visit,  and 
the  word  "Welcome"  and  other  appropriate 
expressions  were  seen  on  every  hand.  The  door- 
ways and  windows  were  filled  with  happy  faces, 
and  on  every  hand  was  to  be  seen  evidence  of  an 
effort  to  make  the  visitors  feel  that  their  visit  had 
been  pleasantly  anticipated  by  all  the  inhabitants. 
On  arriving  at  Eminent  Commander  Chew's  resi- 
dence, the  visiting  Sir  Knights  began  to  realize 
the  warmth  of  Southern  hospitality.  The  large 
garden  in  the  rear  of  the  house  was  spread  with 
tables  loaded  down  with  the  choicest  viands,  and 
the  home  of  the  Eminent  Commander  of  the 
Fredericksburg  Sir  Knights  was  thrown  open  for 
the    entertainment    of   the  guests.      The  visitors 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  33 

marched  into  the  garden,  and  when  they  had  been 
formed  in  line,  Judge  J.  T.  Goolrick,  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, addressed  them  as  follows  : 

I  would  not,  if  I  could,  pander  to  any  desire  for  a 
display  of  wordy  pyrotechnics.  I  would  not,  if  I  could, 
air  my  vocabulary  with  glittering  but  cobwebbed  gen- 
eralities on  this  occasion  and  in  this  presence,  in  order 
to  give  expression  to  the  great  pleasure  and  high  appre- 
ciation that  we  are  sensible  of  by  your  coming  among 
us,  or  to  emphasize  the  warmth  of  our  welcome  — 
rather  in  English  unadorned,  homely  but  honest  old 
Anglo-Saxon,  I  would  more  faithfully  and  truthfully 
represent  the  sentiments  of  my  people,  and  respond 
more  cordially  to  the  impulses  of  my  own  nature,  by 
saying  unto  you,  simply  yet  sincerely,  we  are  glad  to 
meet  you  —  glad  that  you  have  allowed  us  the  high 
privilege  of  giving  expression  to  our  sentiments  of  you 
—  glad  that  we  who  live  in  different  sections  of  a  com- 
mon country  have  the  opportunity  of  mingling  and 
commingling  together,  whereby  we  may  know  each 
other  better  and  love  each  other  more.  We  think  that 
it  is  right  and  proper  that  your  first  rest  should  be  here 
on  your  present  pilgrimage  to  our  capital  city  —  a 
pilgrimage  from  the  land  of  Lexington  to  the  land 
of  Yorktown  —  the  very  Alpha  and  the  very  Omega  of 
those  struggles  that  commenced  for  and  culminated  in 
cementing  together  the  Continental  States  in  a  free 
and  great  republic  —  a  pilgrimage  from  where  Warren 
bared  his  breast  to  the  storm  of  battle  and  fighting  fell, 
to  where  Washington  struck,  with  his  spotless  and 
stainless  sword,  from  the  too  tenacious  embrace  of  the 
then  crouching  Lion  thirteen  stars  that  have  attracted 


34  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

to  their  orbit  the  grandest  constellation  that  has  ever 
existed  in  the  tide  of  time.  I  say  in  this  pilgrimage 
from  the  section  of  our  country  thus  represented  to  our 
own,  we  conceived  it  right  that  your  first  rest  should  be 
here  —  for  this  spot,  be  it  said,  is  sacred,  hallowed  and 
consecrated  not  only  to  the  hearts  of  all  the  patriotic 
people  of  this  great  land  of  ours,  but  it  is  eminently 
and  pre-eminently  so  to  the  great  Masonic  heart ;  for 
here  he  who  was  first  in  war  and  first  in  peace  first  saw 
Masonic  light ;  here  he  first  trod  the  tessellated  floor, 
and  this  is  the  alma  mater  of  Masonry  to  the  warrior- 
statesman  Washington,  and  his  gallant  lieutenant, 
Mercer,  and  thinking  you  would  gather  fresh  inspiration 
as  Masons  and  as  citizens,  we  bade  you  come  to  us  — 
dwell  even,  but  for  a  too  short  moment  in  our  own 
tents  —  and  in  the  name  of  that  obligation  which  links  us 
together  around  a  common  altar,  the  very  granite  found- 
ation and  keystone  of  all  the  temples,  that  Masonry  that 
was  borne  far  down  the  corridors  of  time,  that  has  ever 
moved  majestically  and  noiselessly  onward  and  up- 
ward, having  for  its  clarion  cry  and  shibboleth,  "  The 
brotherhood  of  man,"  and  of  that  knighthood  that 
received  its  new  birth  and  another  baptism  as  the  cry 
from  hoary  England  to  the  banks  of  the  sacred  Jordan 
rose  on  the  air,  "  Onward  to  the  Sepulchre  of  Holy 
Jesus,"  and  legions  bearing  aloft  banners  with  its  red 
cross  and  its  *'/«  Hoc  Signo  Vinces,"  moved  towards  the 
coveted  tomb.  In  the  name  of  our  own  great  republic, 
that  has  been  welded  together  anew  by  the  martyrdom 
and  the  blood-treasure  of  the  best  of  her  sons,  which 
bids  us  be  united,  though  politicians  and  partisans 
would  drive  and  keep  asunder  those  whom  God  himself 
has  decreed  shall  live  together ;  in  the  name  of  a  people 


OF   THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  35 

who  to-day  loyally  and  lovingly  march  in  one  unbroken 
column  under  the  shadow  of  the  star-spangled  banner, 
to  the  moving  music  of  a  restored  and  a  reinforced 
Union ;  in  the  name  of  our  own  battle-scarred  town, 
which  we  desire  shall  not  meet  the  expectations  or  fulfil 
the  condemnation  of  that  statesman  who  wrote  of  it,  "It 
is  finished,"  until,  at  least,  yon  monument  shall  be  com- 
pleted to  mark  the  spot  where  sleeps  the  mother  of 
him  who  was  first  in  the  hearts  of  his  countrymen,  and 
until  Masonry  shall  fulfil  its  high  and  holy  trust  of 
rearing  to  the  memory  of  her  son  —  our  great  exemplar 
—  a  temple  which  shall  at  once  testify  to  the  world  the 
character  and  the  life  of  him  who  by  his  practice  and 
his  precepts  illustrated  and  illuminated  the  teachings, 
tenets  and  principles  of  our  beloved  Order,  and  shall 
be  as  well  a  very  Mecca  of  Masonry  to  which  we 
shall  pay  the  tribute  of  our  high  honor,  and  to  which 
the  Masonic  world  shall  make  pilgrimages  —  and  in 
the  name  of  this  Commandery  in  whose  behalf  I  speak, 
Sir  Knights  from  Massachusetts  and  from  Rhode 
Island,  I  welcome  you  —  not  only  as  Masons,  bearing 
with  us  the  burdens  of  a  common  brotherhood,  but  as 
citizens  as  well,  for  around  the  history  of  your  States 
and  mine  sacred  and  solemn  memories  cling  and 
cluster  —  memories  which  ever  bear  us  backward 
and  bid  us  look  forward.  Then  welcome  —  thrice 
welcome  —  to  our  hearts  and  to  our  homes. 

Sir  Knight  Rev.  W.  S.  Studley,  of  Boston,  was 
then  introduced,  and  responded  most  pleasantly 
on  behalf  of  the  visiting  Knights.  Referring  to 
the  generous  entertainment  which  had  been  shown 
them  in  Washington,  he  said  that  the  evidences  of 


36  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE   TO    VIRGINIA 

bounteous  hospitality  seemed  to  increase  as  they 
went  on  their  pilgrimage,  and  from  the  outlay 
before  him  he  wanted  a  single  line  for  an  epitaph, 
which  was  written  over  many  another  good  fel- 
low's grave,  "Killed  at  Fredericksburg." 

Three  cheers  were  then  given  reciprocally  by 
the  different  Commanderies,  and  the  Knights  fell 
to  the  discussion  of  the  bounteous  spread  beneath 
the  cool  shade  of  the  lawn  trees.  After  ample 
justice  had  been  done  to  the  inner  man,  an  hour 
or  more  was  allowed  for  the  interchange  of  social 
courtesies,  an  informal  reception  being  held  by 
the  Fredericksburg  ladies  in  the  cool  parlors 
of  Commander  Chew's  residence.  The  types  of 
Southern  beauty  and  the  refinement  and  culture 
of  Southern  society  circles  was  fully  appreciated 
by  the  visitors  at  this  reception,  and  the  all  too 
brief  stay  proved  a  very  pleasant  occasion  for  all 
the  participants.  Soon  after  three  o'clock  the  line 
of  march  was  again  formed,  and  the  visitors 
escorted  to  the  waiting  train,  and,  after  again 
embarking,  the  Northern  Sir  Knights  moved 
onward  toward  Richmond,  followed  by  the  cheers 
of  their  entertainers  and  the  assembled  citizens, 
and  honored  by  the  waving  of  handkerchiefs  and 
bright  smiles  of  many  of  the  Fredericksburg 
ladies,  who  had  driven  to  the  station  to  give  a 
parting  token  of  their  hospitality. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  3/ 


AT     RICHMOND. 

The  Formal  Reception. —  The  Entire  City  joins 
IN  THE  Welcome, — The  Entrance  amid  Booming 
Cannon  and  Cheers, — The  Visitors  Feasted 
and  Feted  for  Four  Days, 

THE  run  to  Richmond  afforded  the  visitors 
an  opportunity  to  rest  from  the  fatigues  of 
the  Fredericksburg  march,  and,  as  the  train  neared 
the  Mecca  of  their  pilgrimage,  the  Northern  Sir 
Knights  prepared  themselves  for  the  welcome 
which  they  knew  full  well  awaited  them.  The 
train  arrived  at  Franklin  Street,  in  the  suburbs 
of  the  city,  at  about  six  o'clock,  and  the  visitors 
landed  upon  the  "sacred  soil"  amid  the  shouts 
of  the  immense  multitude  and  the  booming  of  the 
Howitzer's  guns,  which  were  stationed  on  Broad 
Street,  near  the  Richmond  College;  the  line  was 
formed  opposite  the  northern  end  of  Monroe  Park, 
and  at  six  o'clock  the  Providence  Commandery  in 
the  right  of  the  line  reached  the  stand,  which  was 
already  occupied  by  several  of  the  officials  of  the 
Richmond  Knights.  The  visitors  formed  on  the 
west  of  the  grand  stand,  the  Providence  Knights 
being  in  the  advance,  and  those  of  Boston  massed 
in  the  rear.  The  Richmond  Templars  faced  their 
brethren,    standing    on    the    eastern    side    of    the 


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38  SECOND   PILGRIMAGE    TO  VIRGINIA 

stand.     Eminent   Sir   Knight    Thomas   J.   Evans 
then  welcomed  the  visitors  as  follows  : 

Sir  Knights  of  Boston  and  Providence  —  At  the 
western  gates  of  our  city  we  meet  you,  to  greet  you  and 
to  welcome  you  and  your  ladies,  and  your  guests  that 
accompany  you. 

In  tones  of  thunder  our  artillery  has  saluted  you; 
and  now,  in  tones  not  so  loud,  but  just  as  emphatic,  we 
say  welcome  !  In  the  name  of  this  vast  crowd  here 
assembled,  we  bid  you  welcome  !  In  the  name  of  a 
still  larger  number  of  citizens  not  able  to  be  here, 
we  say  welcome  !  In  the  name  of  these,  our  citizen 
soldiers,  who  have  courteously  tendered  their  services 
to  escort  you  to  your  quarters,  we  extend  you  a 
soldier's  welcome !  In  the  name  of  these  Richmond 
Knights,  with  both  hands  —  one  to  Boston  and  one  to 
Providence — we  give  you  a  knightly  welcome  to  our 
asylums,  to  our  hearts,  and  to  our  homes.  Our  tongues 
would  be  false  to  the  sentiment  of  hospitality  now 
glowing  in  our  hearts,  if  they  did  not  say,  in  all 
sincerity,  welcome !  Many  of  us  have  been  the 
recipients  of  generous  hospitalities  and  graceful  kind- 
nesses extended  to  us  by  you  individually,  by  your 
Commanderies,  by  your  citizens,  and  by  your  State 
and  city  officials. 

Why  shouldn't  we  be  glad  to  see  you  ?  We  are  not 
only  brothers  of  the  mystic  tie,  but  we  are  members 
of  one  grand  republic.  We  speak  the  same  language. 
We  live  under  the  same  Constitution  and  National 
laws.  We  have  a  common  country.  We  honor  in 
common  the  illustrious  names  of  Webster  and  of  Claj% 
of  Jefferson  and  Adams,  of  Hancock  and  of  Marshall, 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  39 

of  Warren,  Greene  and  Washington.  Bunker  Hill  is 
ours.  Yorktown  is  yours.  The  past  in  our  history  is 
our  joint  inheritance  and  our  undivided  glory.  The 
present  demands  and  is  receiving  our  earnest  and  un- 
broken co-operation.  Our  hopes  for  the  future  are  links 
in  that  chain  of  affection  which  should  closely  bind  us 
each  to  the  other.  God  grant  that,  as  the  years  roll  on, 
we  may  be  even  more  firmly  united. 

De  Molay,  Richmond,  St.  John's  and  St.  Andrevv''s 
Commanderies  form  a  solid  square  of  fraternal  feeling 
that  no  sectional  or  sectarian  or  political  assailants  can 
ever  penetrate  or  break.  Being  able  to  frame,  to  pro- 
nounce aright  our  Masonic  shibboleth,  you  have  crossed 
the  Potomac,  on  which  you  found  all  quiet,  and  not  a 
man  of  you  has  fallen.  We  have  met  you,  and  you  are 
ours  and  we  are  yours.  With  arms,  but  without  force, 
you  have  passed  the  lines  of  the  Old  Dominion.  These 
swords  of  yours  are  not  hostile  weapons,  but  with  ours 
and  with  the  glittering  blades  of  all  true  Knights  Tem- 
plars the  world  over  form  a  canopy  of  steel  dedicated 
and  pledged  to  the  defence  of  innocent  maidens 
destitute  widows,  helpless  orphans,  and  the  Christian 
religion. 

Pilgrims,  we  know  that  you  are  weary,  and  we  must 
therefore  no  longer  hinder  or  impede  you  on  your 
journey.  We  will,  however,  proceed  to  examine  your 
scrip  and  replenish  your  bottle  of  water.  We  will  then 
take  you  to  our  tent,  where,  having  performed  the  nec- 
essary ablutions,  you  will  sit  down  and  rest  and  refresh 
yourselves.  To-morrow  his  Honor  the  Mayor  will  offer 
you  the  freedom  of  our  city,  to  go  where  you  please,  to 
say  what  you  please,  to  do  what  you  please.  And  so  at 
present,  in  the  name  of  everybody  in  Richmond,  with- 


40  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO  VIRGINIA 

out  regard  to  age,  sex,  condition,  or  creed,  we  again  say 
welcome  ! 

The  welcome  address  was  briefly  answered  by 
Commanders  Walbridge  of  the  De  Molays  and 
Rhodes  of  the  St.  John's,  and  then  the  line  was 
formed  for  the  parade  to  the  Exchange  Hotel,  the 
headquarters  of  both  Commands.  Scenes  of  enthu- 
siasm rapidly  succeeded  each  other  during  this 
parade,  as  the  visitors  passed  through  the  crowded 
thoroughfares  to  their  hotel,  and  on  all  sides  there 
were  displays  of  decoration  suited  to  the  occasion. 
The  route  into  the  city  was  by  Franklin  Street. 
At  the  corner  of  Adams  the  procession  turned 
into  Main  Street.  One  of  the  pleasant  incidents 
on  that  thoroughfare  was  the  crowning  of  the 
banners  of  De  Molay  and  St.  John's  Command- 
eries  by  Mrs.  J.  H.  Capers  and  Mrs.  J.  V.  Bidgood. 
The  wreaths  were  composed  of  choicest  flowers, 
etc.  The  procession  turned  again  into  Franklin 
Street,  from  Main,  at  the  corner- of  Fifth,  passing 
by  Dr.  Hoge's  Church  on  that  street.  At  the 
residence  of  Eminent  Commander  Sir  Thomas  J. 
Evans,  on  Franklin  Street,  a  large  banner  (adorned 
with  triple  crosses)  across  the  street  marked  the 
points  at  which  the  Knights  made  a  brief  halt,  and 
the  following  young  misses  gracefully  distributed 
among  the  visitors  their  favors  in  the  shape  of 
bouquets  :  Misses  Loulie  Evans,  Lizzie  Brock, 
Virgie  Brock,  Hattie  Tanner,  Mary  Cameron, 
Mary  Sheppard,  Irene  Bodeker,  Louise  Randolph 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  4I 

and  Lillian  Gilliam.  At  the  corner  of  Sixth  Street 
the  line  was  turned  towards  Grace  Street,  down 
which  the  procession  moved  towards  the  Capitol 
Square.  As  that  park  was  entered  the  Howitzers 
fired  another  salute  of  thirty-eight  guns.  The 
Knights  and  their  escort  passed  under  and  by  the 
beautiful  Masonic  emblems  and  decorations  placed 
on  the  Grace-street  entrance  of  the  Square.  As 
the  line  passed  the  Washington  Monument  many 
a  knightly  chapeau  was  reverently  lifted,  and  the 
whole  line  passed  in  review  before  Governor  Hoi 
liday,  who  stood  uncovered  in  the  front  porch  of 
the  Executive  Mansion,  the  soldiers,  officers  and 
Knights  saluting  as  they  passed.  Upon  arriving 
at  the  Exchange  Hotel,  Sir  Knight  W.  O.  English 
welcomed  the  guests  to  their  Richmond  home  as 
follows  : 

SIR    KNIGHT    W.    O.    ENGLISH'S    ADDRESS. 

Sir  Knights  of  De  Molay  and  St.  John's  Command- 
eries,  —  You  have  already  heard  the  kind  words  of  wel- 
come from  Eminent  Commander  Sir  Thomas  J.  Evans. 

It  only  remains  for  me,  as  you  enter  this  hospitable 
mansion  to  partake  of  some  refreshments  and  to  make 
it  the  place  of  your  abode  during  your  stay  with  us,  to 
add  a  word,  and  in  the  name  of  the  Sir  Knights  of 
Richmond  to  extend  to  you  and  your  ladies  a  most 
cordial  welcome,  and  to  remind  you  of  those  fraternal 
feelings  which  have  so  long  existed  between  the 
Templars  of  Boston  and  Providence  and  those  of 
Richmond. 

You  come  not  as  strangers ;   you   have  been   here 


42  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

before.  Even  had  you  been  strangers,  the  greeting  you 
have  already  received  would  have  been  an  earnest  of 
our  welcome.  For  what  means  it  that  an  eager  Com- 
mittee of  Reception,  unable  to  await  your  coming, 
should  start  several  days  in  advance  to  meet  you  in 
Washington ;  that  another  committee  should  go  to-day 
to  meet  you  at  Fredericksburg,  where  you  were  all 
made  prisoners  of  hospitality  by  the  Templars  of  that 
noble  old  town  —  a  town  intimately  associated  with  the 
early  days  of  Washington  and  his  mother,  that  model 
of  American  women  ? 

Upon  your  arrival  here,  what  is  the  meaning  of  the 
roar  of  artillery,  which  echoing  back  from  the  seven 
hills  of  Richmond  resounds  your  welcome  far  and  wide? 
What  mean  these  volunteer  soldiers  who  come  so  gladly 
to  escort  you  ?  What  the  streaming  banners  waving 
from  our  houses  ?  What  the  thronging  citizens  crowd- 
ing you  as  you  wend  your  way  through  our  streets  ? 
Why  is  it  that  the  very  air  is  redolent  with  interest  but 
that  we  all  combine  to  welcome  3'ou  to  the  hospitality 
of  our  city  ?  This  is  the  greeting  I  am  here  to  extend 
you  in  the  name  of  all.  I  welcome  you,  the  descendants 
of  Warren,  Hancock,  Adams  and  Roger  Williams,  to 
the  land  of  Washington,  Jefferson  and  Patrick  Henry ; 
I  welcome  you  to  the  historic  associations  of  our  cit}', 
of  our  river,  on  whose  banks  the  first  American  colony 
was  planted ;  I  welcome  you  to  the  land  of  Jefferson,, 
who  penned  that  great  charter  of  American  freedom, 
the  Declaration  of  Independence ;  I  welcome  you  to 
the  scene  of  the  life  of  Patrick  Henry,  the  forest-born 
Demosthenes,  who  here,  in  this  city,  in  Old  St.  John's 
Church,  on  yonder  hill,  uttered  those  memorable  words, 
"Give  me  liberty  or  give  me  death,"  which,  echoed  back 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  43 

by  patriotic  hearts  from  the  plains  of  Boston,  resounded 
throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land,  and  at 
the  summons  of  a  common  country  and  a  common  cause 
Virginia  sent  Washington  to  the  plains  of  Boston  to 
command  the  armies  of  the  American  Revolution, 
Thus  Massachusetts  and  Virginia,  the  two  oldest  Com- 
monwealths, stood  side  by  side  in  the  great  struggle  for 
liberty  and  independence,  and  Bunker  Hill  in  Massa- 
chusetts, and  Yorktown  in  Virginia,  were  the  Alpha  and 
Omega,  the  beginning  and  the  end  of  the  American 
Revolution. 

In  Virgil,  the  most  elegant  of  the  great  classic  writers, 
we  read  that  when  ^neas,  on  his  way  from  the  East  to 
found  the  Roman  Empire,  landed  at  the  City  of  Car- 
thage, Queen  Dido  welcomed  him  and  his  wear)'  pilgrims 
to  the  hospitality  of  her  palace  in  these  words  :  Hu7ic 
laetum  Tyrusque  diem  Trojaque  profectis  Esse  velis,  nos- 
trosque  htijiis  mefninisse  mifwres  ;  Adsit  laetitiae  Bacchus 
dator,  et  bona  yutio.  "May  this  be  a  joyful  day  both 
to  the  Tyrians  [Providence]  and  to  those  who  have  set 
out  from  Troy  [Bostonians].  May  Bacchus,  the  giver 
of  joy,  and  good  Juno  be  with  us."  So,  my  friends, 
would  we  now  welcome  you, — 

"  Sirs,  you  are  very  welcome  to  our  house ; 
It  must  appear  in  other  ways  than  words : 
Therefore  I  scant  this  breathing  courtesy," 

and  cordially  invite  you,  weary  pilgrims,  to  rest  and 
refresh  yourselves. 

In  the  evening  the  ladies  of  Richmond  tendered 
a  reception  to  the  ladies  of  the  visiting  Sir  Knights 
at  the  Richmond  Theatre,  and  the  affair  proved  an 


44  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

eminently  enjoyable  occasion.  The  parquet  was 
floored  over  for  the  dancers,  and  an  excellent 
orchestra  furnished  music  for  the  evening.  A 
pleasant  feature  of  the  entertainment  was  the 
reading  of  a  poem  by  Rev.  Sir  Knight  W.  S. 
Studley,  called  "  The  Yankee  Mirror,"  in  which 
the  peculiar  characteristics  of  New  Englanders 
were  happily  presented  in  a  vein  of  good-natured 
satire.  At  eleven  o'clock  the  curtain  was  raised 
upon  a  beautiful  scene,  in  which  tastefully-set 
tables,  filled  with  sweets  and  confections  of  all 
kinds,  were  conspicuous.  The  refreshments  were 
done  ample  justice  to,  and  soon  thereafter  the 
guests  began  to  disperse,  while  some  lingered  to 
take  a  parting  dance  to  the  inspiring  strains  of  the 
orchestra.  The  theatre  was  profusely  decorated, 
the  flags  being  of  all  nations  and  every  state  in 
the  Union,  with  the  additions  of  the  coat-of-arms 
of  the  different  states.  Masonic  and  Templar 
banners,  streamers,  the  English  red  cross,  etc. 

The  visiting  Commands  were  made  acquainted 
with  the  desires  of  their  hosts,  in  regard  to  the 
entertainments  planned  for  their  pleasure,  by  a 
well-arranged  programme,  giving  full  details  of 
the  various  parades,  excursions,  etc.,  during  their 
stay,  and  in  conformity  with  this  the  line  was 
formed  at  ten  o'clock  on  Tuesday  morning,  to 
proceed  to  the  Richmond  Theatre,  where  the 
formal  reception  on  the  part  of  the  State  and  city 
authorities  was  to  occur.  The  clear  skies  of  the 
preceding  day  continued,  and  the  march  through 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  45 

the  leading  thoroughfare  attracted  a  large  assem- 
blage of  lookers-on.  When  the  Commanderies 
entered  the  theatre  the  audience  were  seated  as 
follows  :  Bands  in  rear  of  the  stage,  City  Council 
and  officers  on  the  west  and  in  front  of  them  ; 
Judges  B.  R.  Wellford,  George  L.  Christian,  Joseph 
Christian  and  Hon.  J.  W.  Daniel,  with  Rev.  A. 
W.  Weddell  and  Rev.  Dr.  J.  B.  Hawthorne  on  the 
east  side.  To  the  front  were  seated  Masonic  and 
Templar  dignitaries,  lady  guests,  etc.  Governor 
Holliday  occupied  a  seat  on  the  east  side  of  the 
stage,  as  did  other  speakers.  The  body  of  the 
parquet  was  occupied  immediately  fronting  the 
stage  by  De  Molay  on  the  east  and  St.  John's  on 
the  west.  Immediately  in  the  rear,  in  the  order 
named,  were  seated  Richmond  Commandery,  No.  2, 
and  St.  Andrew's,  No.  13.  In  the  centre  of  the 
stage  was  a  handsome  floral  design,  with  a  cross  in 
the  centre,  the  mottoes  above  and  below  forming 
an  Anchor  of  Hope,  with  the  inscriptions  "/«  Hoc 
Signo  Vinces,"  and  ^^  Magna  est  Veritas  et  Prc- 
valibit."  Just  in  front  of  this  and  on  either  side 
of  it  were  two  other  exquisite  floral  adornments, 
the  gift  of  Mr.  John  Morton  through  Sir  Knight 
?.■  S.  Derbyshire  to  Richmond  Commandery,  con- 
sisting of  a  beautiful  Maltese  cross  of  scarlet 
geraniums  and  roses,  and  a  cross  and  crown.  The 
crown  was  about  two  and  a  half  feet  in  diameter, 
of  white  pinks,  calla  lilies  and  white  rosebuds,  and 
the  handsome  cross  in  carnation  double  geraniums 
and  red  roses  made  a  beautiful  contrast  with   it. 


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After  prayer  had  been  offered  up  by  Rev.  Sir 
Knight  W.  C.  Schaeffer,  prelate  of  St.  Andrew's 
Commandery,  Eminent  Commander  Sir  Thomas 
J.  Evans  introduced  his  Excellency  Governor  Hol- 
liday,  the  Providence  band  playing  "  Hail  to  the 
Chief  "  as  the  Governor  stepped  to  the  centre  of 
the  stage.  As  the  selection  concluded  he  spoke 
as  follows  : 

GOVERNOR    HOLLIDAY's    ADDRESS. 

It  is  well  for  the  sons  of  the  New  England  Puritan 
to  visit  the  sons  of  the  Cavalier  in  their  Metropolis  ; 
it  is  most  agreeable  for  the  sons  of  the  Cavalier  to  give 
them  cordial  greeting  m  the  presence  of  Richmond's 
manhood,  intellect  and  beauty. 

Old  things  are  passing  away,  and  behold !  all  things 
are  becoming  new.  The  Puritan  has  put  on  the  annor 
and  the  helmet  of  the  Knight  over  his  work-a-day  clothes, 
and  the  Cavalier  has  put  on  work-a-day  clothes  over  the 
glittering  harness  of  the  Knight.  The  one  has  found 
that  there  are  elevating  sentiments  that  can  flourish  and 
fill  our  daily  life  with  beauty  and  grace  amid  the  whir 
of  the  shuttle  and  the  rattle  of  the  wheel ;  the  other 
is  learning  that  there  is  strength  and  nobility  in  labor, 
which  can  gather  the  wealth  of  nature's  vast  resources, 
and  bring  them  with  gladness  to  deck  the  fields  of 
chivalry. 

I  bid  you  welcome.  Sir  Knights ;  whilst  together  we 
rejoice  in  this  renaissance.  You  will  tell  us  how  your 
fathers  earned  the  name  of  "  Pilgrim  "  in  their  loneinsfs 
after  liberty  and  their  sufferings  in  its  behalf ;  how 
they  have  made  the  rugged  country  to  which  they  sped 
to  bloom  and  blossom  as  the  rose  ;  how  population  and 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  47 

wealth  have  converted  the  wilderness  into  the  homes  of 
a  progressive  and  cultured  people ;  how  their  progeny 
have  blazed  their  way  in  the  van  of  Empire  to  the 
Western  Sea. 

We  will  tell  you  how  our  sires  came  to  seek  a  home 
on  this  site  years  before  the  Mayflower  landed  its  crew 
on  Plymouth  Rock ;  how  sprung  from  the  loins  of  those 
"  Sword-smiting  Battle-Smiths,"  who  girdled  the  world 
with  their  conquests,  they  by  different  modes  of  thought 
sought  the  same  ends ;  how  they  made  it  the  scene 
where  the  conflicts  of  ideas  that  were  to  affect  the  con- 
tinent were  for  so  many  generations  fought,  and  either 
won  or  lost ;  how  from  their  armory  have  gone  some  of 
the  knightiiest  men  who  have  ever  wielded  sword  or 
pen  for  human  rights. 

And,  now,  here  together  we  will  talk  in  friendliest 
sort  of  how  the  Gage  of  battle  was  joined,  and  in  ear- 
nest fight  we  tested  our  convictions  ;  of  how  the  glories 
of  a  thousand  fields  have  gone  to  swell  the  fame  of  our 
common  blood  and  lineage ;  of  how  peace  came,  and 
we  hoped  a  jubilee  had  also  come,  when  all  debts  of 
bitterness  and  animosity  should  be  forgiven,  and  the 
incense  of  the  great  sacrifice  should  strengthen  and 
glorify  the  new  regime. 

For  a  new  regime  it  is.  New  England  has  found 
that  labor  can  be  rendered  attractive  by  the  adornment 
of  the  gentler  graces.  Virginia  has  learned  that  it  does 
no  harm  to  the  gentler  graces  to  have  them  supported 
by  the  vigorous  thews  of  Labor. 

Out  of  this  union  there  will  spring  harmony  and  sub- 
stantial growth  for  both.  History'  tells  us  of  what  your 
country  was,  and  what  it  is.  How  every  blow  of  your 
industrious  has  told.     The  future  will  speak  of  us ;  for 


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already  does  the  bosom  of  the  Old  Commonwealth  seem 
to  have  been  touched  by  Prospero's  wand,  and  there  is 
coming  from  its  vast  resources  promise  of  imperial 
wealth. 

And  now,  if  there  be  any  animosities  surviving, 'let 
them  be  buried  in  the  graves  of  our  great  and  loved 
ones  on  either  side.  With  chivalric  generosity,  let  us 
do  justice  to  virtue  and  valor  wherever  found.  Remit- 
ting the  camp-followers,  the  shriekers  and  the  dem- 
agogues, both  North  and  South,  to  everlasting  oblivion, 
let  the  Puritan  and  the  Cavalier,  and  their  offspring, 
wherever  they  may  live,  rise  up  in  the  majesty  of  a 
united  faith  and  a  fast  reconciliation,  and  command  the 
peace :  in  that  peace  we  will  talk  over  the  deeds  of  our 
heroes  and  martyrs,  and  the  renown  they  have  con- 
ferred upon  our  common  race  and  country,  and  with 
high  and  knightly  courtesy  and  love  we  will  carry  their 
effigies  in  triumphal  procession,  and  place  them  side  by 
side  in  the  Republic's  Pantheon.  We  bid  you.  Sir 
Knights  of  New  England,  cordial  welcome  to  Virginia ! 

At  the  conclusion  of  the  Governor's  address  the 
Boston  band  played  the  "  Zampa  "  Overture,  and 
at  its  conclusion  Rev.  Sir  Knight  Studley,  of  the 
De  Molay  Command,  was  introduced  by  Eminent 
Sir  Knight  L.  L.  Bass,  and  replied  to  the  Governor 
as  follows  : 

REV.    SIR    KNIGHT    STUDLEV'S    REPLY. 

I  have  not  been  so  moved,  your  Excellency,  for  many 
a  day  as  by  your  magnetic  words.  I  know  of  nothing 
that  has  afforded  to  my  mind  a  brighter  outlook  for  the 
future  than  the  sentiment  expressed  by  your  Governor, 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  49 

that  the  laborer  has  put  on  his  armor  over  his  work- 
a-day  garments,  and  I  believe  this  country  of  ours  is  to 
be  redeemed,  if  redeemed  at  all,  by  Labor. 

I  believe  the  day  is  coming  when,  as  Virginia  and 
New  England  stood  shoulder  to  shoulder  in  the  struggle 
for  independence,  they  will  stand  hand  in  hand  and 
heart  to  heart.  I  have  just  remarked  to  the  Governor 
that  the  Virginians  are  like  Shakspeare's  lover,  declaring 
over  and  over  again,  "  I  love  you !  I  love  you ! "  for 
from  the  time  I  and  my  friends  entered  Virginia  soil  we 
have  been  treated  in  this  cordial  way.  I  want  to  say 
this  —  that  you  are  always  welcome  to  New  England. 
The  doors  of  our  homes  are  always  open,  our  hearts  are 
always  open  to  you,  and  all  that  we  have  is  yours. 

As  Sir  Knight  Studley  took  his  seat  the  Boston 
band  struck  up  "  Carry  me  back  to  Old  Virginny," 
and  after  the  enthusiasm  over  this  selection  had 
subsided  Mayor  Carrington,  of  Richmond,  was 
introduced. 

MAYOR    CARRINGTON'S    ADDRESS. 

Addressing  the  visiting  Commanderies,  Mayor 
Carrington  said,  in  allusion  to  the  ladies  that  ac- 
companied them  : 

We  thank  you  greatly  for  bringing  to  our  homes  and 
hearts  your  prizes  from  Nature's  matchless  studio,  and 
rejoice  to  be  honored  by  the  presence  of  the  female  escort 
of  your  Commanderies.  As  is  the  duty  of  all  chivalrous, 
knightly  men,  we  of  Richmond  first  pay  respects  to  this 
protecting  outer  guard  —  these  fair  guardian  angels  — 
and  greet  them  with  unfeigned  welcome.  How  grand 
the  country,  how  beneficent  the  laws,  how  broad  the 


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principles  of  government  must  be,  when  in  a  land  so 
vast  as  this  the  men  of  every  clime  can  meet,  and  with 
peaceful  current  of  common  pride,  without  a  thorn  of 
discord  to  mar  their  harmony,  or  repulsive  law  to  jar 
their  interests,  and  be  greeted  as  I  now  greet  you  in 
that  treasured  name  of  "  Fellow- Americans."  He  next 
alluded  to  the  joint  efforts  of  Virginia,  Massachusetts 
and  Rhode  Island  in  achieving  the  independence  of  this 
country  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  Liberty  was  cradled 
in  Massachusetts,  fostered  in  Rhode  Island,  and  burst 
into  manhood  in  Virginia.  Grand  trio  they  make  — 
Massachusetts,  Rhode  Island  and  Virginia !  True 
types  of  true  Knights  and  true  freemen,  well  may  their 
hands  unite  and  their  hearts  flow  in  golden  streams  of 
fraternal  friendship. 

He  ridiculed  the  idea  of  a  bloody  chasm  as  the  cre- 
ation alone  of  political  marplots.     It  is  said  to  be 

"  Home  where'er  the  heart  is." 

If  this  be  so,  then  Richmond  Knights  Templars  have 
homes  in  Providence  and  Boston,  for  their  hearts  have 
been  with  you  for  years  in  strongest  bond  of  unbroken 
love.  Distance  may  have  interposed  a  barrier  through 
which  the  eye  cannot  gaze  into  yours  to  see  responsive 
loving  look,  but  there  is  a  heart  —  telephone  line  that 
links  us  to  you  in  never-ceasing  current  of  spirit  and  of 
prayer  —  and  by  the  heaven-born  sound  of  faith's  elec- 
tricity we  hear  you  speak  back  again.  From  the  classic 
valley  of  our  James,  in  Richmond,  the  love-laden  air 
bears  freighted  wish  up  to  Boston  and  Providence  that 
peace  may  dwell,  harmony  prevail,  and  prosperity  attend 
you.  And  we  feel  that  you  make  responsive  wish  and 
do  responsive  act  for  us. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  5  I 

Then,  with  this  long-established  heart-bond,  shall  it 
take  any  words  to  vouch  you  welcome,  when  look  and 
hand  and  act  so  plainly  say  it  ?  We  greet  you  gladly, 
and  bid  you  freely  take  our  store  of  good,  and  only  feel 
regret  at  the  limited  supply.  It  is  useless  to  bid  you 
enter  to  our  hearts,  for  your  noble  works  and  good 
deeds  have  already  taken  possession  of  that  fort ;  but 
our  homes  are  open  to  you  —  our  city  and  all  its  beauties 
and  its  pleasures  we  turn  over  to  your  control,  and 
declare  you  welcome  to  them  all. 

Generalissimo  George  H.  Burnham,  of  the  Grand 
Commandery  of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island, 
being  introduced,  responded  with  a  few  pleasant 
and  extemporary  remarks.  He  said  all  the  recep- 
tions had  been  so  thorough  and  hearty  that  the 
informal  reception  was  enough  without  the  "formal 
reception."  They  had  been  gradually  killing  him 
with  kindness  ever  since  he  put  foot  on  Virginia's 
soil,  and  if  he  really  died  his  widow  would  have  to 
place  the  cause  at  the  door  of  Virginia  hospitality. 
Their  hearts,  he  continued,  were  full,  and  language 
would  not  express  the  sentiments  of  gratitude  they 
felt,  and  they  would  like  to  take  each  of  their  hosts 
individually  by  the  hand  ;  and  returning  thanks  on 
behalf  of  the  visiting  Knights  he  hoped  they  would 
soon  journey  North  and  visit  their  homes.  Sir 
Knight  A.  R.  Courtney,  of  Richmond  Command- 
ery, No.  2,  was  then  introduced,  and  spoke  as 
follows  : 


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SIR  KNIGHT  Courtney's  address. 

Sir  Knights  of  De  Molay  Commandery  and  the 
Commandery  of  St.  John's,  —  As  citizens  of  Massa- 
chusetts and  Rhode  Island  you  have  been  formally 
welcomed  to  Virginia,  "  the  Mother  of  States,"  by  our 
knightly  Governor,  in  words  of  earnest  and  fraternal 
patriotism,  which  but  echo  the  feelings  of  the  whole 
people. 

You  have  been  hailed  as  friends  by  our  Mayor  in 
words  of  poesy  and  sentiment,  which  but  express  the 
joy  that  thrills  the  hearts  of  our  citizens.  And  now 
the  Templars  of  Richmond,  your  fellow-soldiers  of  the 
Cross,  come  to  salute  and  greet  you  as  pilgrim  warriors 
travelling  from  afar,  and  as  Fraters  of  an  ancient  and 
honored  Order  Like  the  hospitallers  of  St.  John  of 
Jerusalem,  whose  asylum  was  always  open  to  the  de- 
fenders of  the  Cross,  the  Templars  of  Richmond  have 
sent  out  their  heralds  to  hail  you  to  their  asylum;  and 
having  provided  an  abundant  supply  of  good  bread  and 
pure  water,  just  such  as  pilgrims  need,  in  their  names 
and  by  their  commission  I  bid  you  welcome,  a  hearty 
welcome,  to  our  tents  and  our  temples,  our  homes,  our 
hearts  and  our  hospitalities. 

But  not  alone  as  valiant  and  magnanimous  Sir 
Knights,  enlisted  under  the  same  emblematic  banner, 
and  bound  by  the  same  high  purposes  and  principles 
with  ourselves,  do  we  welcome  you;  these  considerations 
were,  indeed,  enough  to  arouse  our  liveliest  interest,  and 
to  call  forth  our  kindliest  attentions.  But  in  you,  Sir 
Knights,  we  recognize  more  than  these ;  in  you  we  rec- 
ognize our  old  familiar  friends  —  comrades  on  many  a 
hard-fought  field  —  our  hosts  of   1S58   and   1875,  ^^^ 


OF    TPTE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  53 

our  honored  and  thrice-welcomed  guests  of  1S59,  We 
see  before  us  to-day  the  same  banners  that  welcomed 
Virginia  Templars  to  Providence  and  Boston  in  1858, 
and  which  the  next  year  waved  along  our  own  streets  in 
response  to  the  huzzas  of  our  people,  who  turned  out 
to  welcome  you  without  regard  to  sect  or  society  —  the 
same  banner  which  was  welcomed  by  floral  offerings 
from  thousands  of  Virginia's  fair  daughters. 

We  see  here  to-day  the  De  Molay  and  St.  John's 
Commanderies,  who  met  us  in  1875  on  our  pilgrimage 
to  Bunker  Hill  and  Concord,  with  the  same  grip  and 
word  with  which  we  parted  in  1858  and  1859.  If 
affected  at  all  by  time  and  circumstances,  that  grip  was 
more  affectionate  and  the  word  of  welcome  tenderer 
and  heartier  than  before. 

Twenty-two  long,  eventful  years  have  passed  away, 
Sir  Knights,  since  your  former  pilgrimage  to  our  shores. 
During  this  period  "  Time,  the  tomb-builder,"  has  been 
at  work  in  our  ranks,  and  many  of  our  gallant  ones 
who  joined  in  the  happy  scenes  and  brilliant  entertain- 
ments of  your  reception  on  that  occasion  (among  them 
our  then  Eminent  Commander)  have  gone  before  us  on 
their  final  pilgrimage,  and  are  now  at  rest  in  "that  house 
not  made  with  hands."  But  some  of  our  members  who 
met  you  on  that  crusade  still  survive,  and  they  are  all 
here  to-day  to  welcome  you ;  and  the  mantles  of  those 
who  have  ceased  to  answer  our  roll-call  have  fallen  upon 
the  shoulders  of  other  worthy  Sir  Knights  with  whom 
your  names  are  household  words,  and  they  are  here 
also  to  welcome  you. 

It  matters  not  whether  he  be  a  veteran  or  a  raw 
recruit  in  our  ranks  —  whether  he  be  of  old  Richmond 
Commandery,  which  was    the   immediate    recipient  of 


54  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE   TO    VIRGINIA 

your  hospitalities,  or  of  her  daughter  the  Commander)' 
of  St.  Andrew,  born  since  our  last  pilgrimage  —  ever}- 
Richmond  Templar  recognizes  and  welcomes  you  as 
their  guests,  and  will  vie  with  each  other  in  doing  you 
honor.  Neither  time  nor  death  nor  internal  changes 
have  weakened  our  attachments  for  you,  or  effaced 
from  our  memory  the  recollections  of  "Auld  Lang 
Syne."  Sir  Knights,  the  history  of  Richmond  Tem- 
plarism  is  dotted  with  your  names  and  the  names  of 
your  Commanderies ;  and  its  brightest  pages  are  those 
which  record  the  events  of  our  fraternal  inter-visitations. 
Those  pilgrimages  constitute  epochs  in  our  history  ever 
to  be  remembered  by  our  children  and  our  children's 
children  to  the  remotest  generation.  The  scenes  of 
those  days  are  stamped  in  living  and  eternal  colors  on 
the  camera  of  our  hearts,  and  there  too  are  drawn  in 
letters  of  gold  your  words  of  welcome  and  good  cheer, 
and  your  lofty  sentiments  of  Christian  fellowship  and 
fraternity;  and  as  each  Spring  with  its  ethereal  mildness 
bursts  the  obdurate  crust  of  Nature,  and  perfumes  the 
morning  air  with  the  redolent  buds  and  blossoms  of 
May,  Providence  and  Boston,  "  Rocky  Point "  and 
"  Downer's  Landing,"  ever  and  anon  rise  unbidden 
before  the  mind's  eye  of  every  Richmond  Templar, 
and  he  goes  to  and  fro  in  his  daily  avocation  keeping 
step  to  the  music  of  185S  and  1859  and  1875,  which  is 
still  sounding  in  his  ear,  and  enjoys  over  and  over  again 
in  imagination  your  prodigal  hospitalities. 

St.  John  and  De  Molay  !  Honored  names  in  the 
past !  The  lustre  of  their  names  is  undimmed  in  your 
knighthood.  Peter,  on  the  Mount  of  Olives,  having  cut 
off  the  right  ear  of  his  adversary,  has  put  up  the  sword, 
and  has  left  to  you  and  all  true  Sir  Knights  to  wage  a 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS,  55 

relentless  war  in  behalf  of  innocence  and  the  Christian 
religion,  by  precept  and  example.  The  order  of  St. 
John  of  the  twelfth  century  has  passed  away,  but  their 
valor  and  magnanimity  have  made  its  impress  on  the 
great  heart  of  the  world.  James  De  Molay,  the  last 
Grand  Master  of  Templars  of  the  olden  time,  has  been 
burned  at  the  stake,  but  from  his  ashes  truth  has  grown, 
and  spread  over  many  lands.  The  Crusades  and  the 
Order  of  Knighthood  as  it  existed  at  that  day  have 
also  passed  away.  The  pomp  and  pageant,  the  exer- 
cises and  the  games,  which  accompanied  them,  are  only 
known  in  song  and  story.  But  that  the  world  is  better 
for  their  having  been,  no  one  can  deny.  The  work 
which  was  wrought  by  Knighthood  and  the  Crusades  in 
scotching  the  wheels  of  infidelity,  and  in  advancing  the 
Christian  faith,  eternity  alone  will  reveal.  That  they 
should  pass  away  is  but  to  suffer  the  lot  of  all  earthly 
things. 

"  All  flesh  is  grass,  and  all  its  glory  fades 
Like  the  fair  flower,  dishevelled  in  the  winds ; 
Riches  have  wings,  and  grandeur  is  a  dream. 
***** 
The  only  amaranthine  flower  on  earth 
Is  Virtue;  the  only  lasting  treasure,  Truth." 

But,  Sir  Knights,  the  j^resence  of  these,  your  fair 
ladies,  who  have  undertaken  to  share  with  you  the 
hardships  of  your  pilgrimage,  is  another  and  an  uner- 
ring proof  of  your  orthodoxy  in  the  knightly  spirit  that 
found  expression  in  the  lives  of  those  for  whom  you 
are  named.  Woman  was  the  grand  central  luminary 
of  the  system  of  knightly  orders  from  its  commence- 
ment to  its  close.  From  woman  chivalry  drew  its  light 
and  life,  and  it  was  her  smile  that  preserved  its  being ; 

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56  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO  VIRGINIA 

and  she,  on  the  other  hand,  true  to  her  distinguishing 
traits  —  reverence  for  religion  and  admiration  for  the 
brave  —  accompanied  her  true  knight  over  the  seas  and 
desert  wastes  into  the  very  field  of  battle.  It  was  hers 
to  buckle  on  his  armor  for  the  fight,  and  to  weave  the 
chaplet  for  his  victorious  brow.  It  was  hers  to  while 
away  his  leisure  hours  with  song  and  story,  and  all  the 
arts  of  love;  and,  "when  feverish  pain  wrung  the  hot 
drops  of  anguish  from  his  brow,"  it  was  hers  to  soothe 
his  soul  and  to  cool  his  burning  brain.  To  think  of  a 
Templar  on  a  pilgrimage  without  his  lady,  is  to  think  of 
an  odorless  rose,  a  starless  night,  or  a  home  without 
love.  She  is  the  Templar's  crown  and  joy;  but  whether 
crown  or  cross,  she  reigns  and  rules  supreme,  and  sooner 
or  later  every  Knight  must  be  her  slave. 

"  Oh,  woman,  lovely  woman,  Nature  made  thee 
To  temper  man ;  we  had  been  brutes  without  thee  !  " 

You  are  greatly  honored.  Sir  Knights,  in  having  this 
fair  convoy  to  our  gates.  They  have  honored  both  you 
and  us  by  their  presence ;  and,  more  than  all,  they  have 
not  only  secured  for  you  a  heartier  welcome,  but  with- 
out them,  I  cannot  say  but  that  you  would  have  almost 
forfeited  your  reception.  I  bid  you  welcome,  then, 
gallant  Sir  Knights  and  fair  ladies  —  all.  Thrice  wel- 
come to  you,  our  old  friends  of  the  past,  and,  we  trust, 
our  fast  friends  forever. 

A  voice  from  heaven  has  proclaimed,  ''  Peace  on 
earth,  and  good-will  amongst  men."  Lay  aside,  then, 
the  helmet  and  the  shield,  the  sword  and  lance,  and 
all  the  implements  of  warfare,  and  come  into  our 
asylum  and  enjoy  with  us  the  innocent  pleasures  of  that 
blessed  peace. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  5/ 

Rev.  Sir  Knight  Dadman,  Prelate  of  the  De 
Molay  Command,  was  then  called  upon,  and  re- 
sponded as  follows  : 

REV.    SIR    KNIGHT    DADMAN's    ADDRESS. 

Dear  Brethren  and  Sir  Knights  of  Richmond,  — 
Early  impressions  are  said  to  be  the  most  lasting. 
T\vent3'-two  years  ago,  when  only  a  child  in  Masonry, 
I  was  invited,  one  beautiful  May-day,  to  go  out  to  Rox- 
bur\',  then  in  the  suburbs  of  Bostons,  and  greet  the  Sir 
Knights  of  De  Molay  Commandery  on  their  return  from 
Richmond.  I  did  so,  with  many  others,  and  felt  it  was 
like  greeting  pilgrims  from  the  Holy  Land ;  and  as  I 
listened  to  their  recital  of  the  events  of  their  journey, 
the  princely  reception  they  met  with  at  the  hands  and 
hearts  of  their  Fraters  of  Virginia,  I  thought  the  land 
did  indeed  "flow  with  milk  and  honey."  Like  Caleb 
and  Joshua  of  old,  they  seemed  to  have  plucked  the 
grapes,  and  came  marching  home  with  the  rich  clusters 
upon  their  shoulders. 

From  that  time  to  the  present  that  pilgrimage  has 
been  alluded  to  in  speech  and  song  as  the  greatest 
event  in  the  history  of  our  Commandery.  To  show  you 
that  my  early  impressions  are  not  exaggerated,  I  will 
state  what  some  of  the  old  veterans  said  to  me  just 
before  starting :  "  You  cannot  have  such  a  good  time 
as  we  had  when  we  went  to  Richmond,"  but  we  were 
eager  to  take  our  chances. 

A  happier  set  of  fellows  you  never  saw  than  were  the 

De  Molays  when  we  greeted  you  at  the  Hub  of  the  old 

Bay  State.     We  had  longed  for  a  chance  at  you  on  our 

;  own  soil,  and  we  did  the  best  we  could  to  pay  you  off. 

Now  we  have  come,  on  your  invitation,  to  perpetuate 


58  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

the  friendship,  and  rivet  the  golden  chain  of  knightly 
affection,  that  we  may  henceforth  be  "  one  and  insepar- 
able, now  and  forever." 

There  is  a  beautiful  appropriateness  in  the  union 
between  Massachusetts  and  Virginia.  We  have  literally 
descended  from  the  same  stock,  partake  of  the  same 
nature,  and  share  the  same  hopes.  Both  colonies  were 
originally  established  under  one  charter  (j6o6)  —  the 
London  company  to  be  called  the  "  First  Colony  of 
Virginia,"  the  Plymouth  Company  to  be  called  the 
"  Second  Colony  of  Virginia."  Therefore  we  are  Vir- 
ginians, and  have  come  to  visit  our  sister,  bound  by  the 
ties  of  consanguinity  if  not  by  the  divine  right  of  kings. 

It  is  true  that  some  people  do  rub  New  England  once 
in  a  while  about  the  the  "blue  laws,"  and  say  that, 
under  them,  "  mothers  were  forbidden  to  kiss  their 
babies  on  Sunday ;  "  but  that  cannot  be  found  upon 
record.  They  were  rather  strict,  however;  and,  so  far 
as  the  records  show,  there  was  but  little  difference  in 
this  respect  between  the  two  colonies.  Even  in  good 
old  Virginia  absence  from  public  worship  cost  the  ab- 
sentee a  fine  of  a  pound  of  tobacco,  and  thirty  pounds 
for  an  absence  of  thirty  days.  A  minister's  salary  was 
to  be  paid  out  of  the  first  and  best  of  tobacco  and  corn, 
and  no  crop  could  be  sold  until  the  church  dues  were 
paid ;  and,  besides  this,  he  was  to  have  the  twentieth 
calf,  pig  and  kid.  He  was  forbidden  to  drink  to  excess, 
or  play  at  cards,  dice,  or  other  unlawful  games. 

But,  dropping  this  pleasantry,  there  is  another  reason 
for  this  union.  We  were  united  in  the  grand  stmggle 
for  national  independence.  Old  Virginia  was  the  first 
to  occupy  the  soil,  and  first  to  move,  in  the  Continental 
Congress,   the    resolution    of    independence,   but    the 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  59 

"  Second  Virginia  "  was  the  first  to  shed  her  blood  in 
the  American  Revolution.  You  gave  us  for  commander 
the  immortal  Washington,  and  we  fought  side  by  side 
until  the  final  blow  of  victory  was  struck  at  your  own 
Yorktown.  Bunker  Hill  and  Yorktown  !  Washington 
and  Warren!  —  and  these  two  immortal  patriots  were 
distinguished  Masons — why  shouldn't  we  love  each 
other? 

More  than  that :  the  mystic  tie  of  a  fraternity  founded 
upon  the  Christian  religion  and  the  practice  of  the 
Christian  virtues,  makes  this  union  beautifully  appro- 
priate. It  knows  no  north,  no  south,  no  east,  no  west. 
It  is  as  broad  as  the  universe.  Your  own  distinguished 
orator,  Patrick  Henry,  once  said,  "  We  are  not  Vir- 
ginians;  we  are  Americans."  And  we  say.  We  are  not 
Bostonians  or  New  Englanders — we  are  Knights  Tem- 
plars, with  hearts  as  broad  as  the  religion  on  which  our 
Order  is  founded,  and  which  points  unerringly  to  a 
glorious  immortality. 

We  have  come  from  the  land  of  the  Adamses,  Han- 
cock and  Warren  ;  from  Concord,  Lexington  and  Bunker 
Hill,  to  see  the  Mother  of  Presidents  —  of  Washington, 
Jefferson,  Madison  and  Monroe  —  to  cement  a  union 
based  upon  the  fatherhood  of  God  and  the  brotherhood 
of  man. 

Generalissimo  George  H.  Burnham,  on  behalf 
of  St.  John's  Commandcry,  here  presented,  with 
appropriate  speech,  to  Eminent  Commanders 
William  T.  Allen  and  Thomas  J.  Evans,  of  Rich- 
mond Commandery,  Xo.  2,  and  St.  Andrew's  Com- 
mandery,  respectively,  handsome  jewelled  badges 
of  St.  John's  Commandery.     Sir  Knight  Rev.  A. 


60  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

W.  Weddell  then  presented  to  De  Molay  and  St. 
John's  Commanderies,  on  behalf  of  the  two  Rich- 
mond Commanderies,  two  very  handsome  swords, 
which  were  accepted,  on  behalf  of  the  two  Com- 
mands, by  their  commanders,  in  brief  but  eloquent 
words  of  acknowledgment.  The  sword  presented 
to  the  De  Molay  Commander}-^  is  of  elegant  design, 
the  hilt  being  fashioned  out  of  a  gold  statuette  of  a 
Knight  in  full  armor,  six  inches  in  height,  the  right 
hand  resting  upon  an  unsheathed  burnished  blade, 
while  the  blade  of  the  knightly  weapon  is  orna- 
mented with  designs  of  Knights  at  tilt  and  in 
various  other  positions.  The  cross-bar  of  the  hilt 
is  composed  of  emblems  of  the  Order,  and  the 
whole  is  a  fine  specimen  of  workmanship.  On 
the  scabbard  is  a  figure  in  bas  relief  of  a  pilgrim 
with  scrip  and  staff,  "travelling  from  afar,"  and 
bas  relief  designs  of  the  Order.  The  inscription 
reads  : 

Presented  by 

Richmond  Commander}-,  No.  2,  and  Commandery  of 

St   Andrew's,  Xo.  13, 

of  Richmond,  Va., 

to  De  Molay  Commandery,  No.  7, 

of  Boston,  Mass., 

May,  1881. 

The  belt  and  straps  are  of  scarlet  velvet,  gold 
embroidered,  and  the  clasp  is  ornamented  with  a 
bas  relief  of  a  troop  of  mounted  Knights  with 
lances  at  rest.  The  case  of  the  sword  is  elegantly 
finished  and  lined  with  blue  satin,  the  whole  mak- 
ing an  elegant  gift,  which  will  be  jealously  guarded 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  6l 

as  a  souvenir  of  the  Richmond  pilgrimage.  Rev. 
J.  B.  Hawthorne  then  presented  a  banner  in  behalf 
of  the  ladies  of  Richmond  to  Richmond  Command- 
ery,  No.  2,  which  was  suitably  acknowledged  by 
Eminent  Commander  William  T.  Allen,  and  with 
this  ceremony  the  exercises  of  the  morning  were 
brought  to  a  close. 

After  the  conclusion  of  the  exercises  the  line 
was  re-formed,  and  a  tour  of  inspection  of  the  city's 
attractions  made.  The  visits  paid  to  the  tobacco 
factories  proved  highly  interesting  to  the  guests, 
the  employes  giving  not  only  exhibitions  of  their 
proficiency  in  handling  the  raw  material,  and  pro- 
ducing the  various  forms  of  it  in  readiness  for 
market,  but  adding  musical  selections  of  the 
quaintest  character  as  they  worked.  In  some  of 
the  factories  great  pride  is  taken  in  the  musical 
abilities  of  the  men  and  women  employed,  and  the 
songs  of  the  plantation  are  sung  with  a  peculiar 
charm  by  these  native  vocalists.  While  the  Sir 
Knights  were  en  route  the  streets  were  filled  with 
enthusiastic  lookers-on,  and  the  visitors  were 
cheered  on  all  sides.  When  the  Commanderies 
were  returning  from  Gamble's  Hill  Park  they  were 
halted  at  St.  Alban's  Hall,  Main  Street,  where  an 
inspection  of  that  building  disclosed  the  fact  that 
the  Richmond  Knights,  "  with  provident  care  and 
circumspection,"  under  the  leadership  of  Sir  Knight 
Thomas  J.  Evans,  of  the  committee,  had  provided 
an  abundant  collation  for  the  delectation  of  the 
inner   man    of    any   thirsty    and    hungry    brother 


62  SECOND    PILGx"vIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

Knight.  The  provender,  liquid  and  solid,  was 
afterwards  enjoyed  by  the  visiting  Sir  Knights, 
the  Richmond  brethren  and  invited  guests.  It 
was  the  occasion  of  much  pleasant  hilarity,  as  well 
as  a  substantial  bracer  to  those  who  had  done  a 
good  deal  of  marching.  The  Ladies'  Committee 
were  meanwhile  attending  to  their  duties,  and 
their  particular  guests  were  enjoying  the  beautiful 
drives  in  and  about  the  city,  the  day  being  thus 
filled  with  pleasures  for  all  the  Northern  guests. 

In  the  evening  the  Mozart  Association,  an 
amateur  musical  organization,  gave  an  entertain- 
ment at  its  hall  in  honor  of  the  guests  of  the 
Richmond  Commands,  the  attraction  being  a  per- 
formance of  Julius  Eichberg's  opera  of  "  The 
Doctor  of  Alcantara,"  with  the  following  cast : 


Doctor  Paracelsus  . 
Senor  Balthazar 
Carlos,  his  Son   . 
Perez,  Porter 
Sancho,  Porter     . 
Don  Pomposo,  Alguazil 


Mr.  Pierre  Bernard. 

Mr.  Saml.  Waggoner. 

Mr.  E.  W.  HoFF. 

Mr.  Monte  Walker. 

Mr.  Saml.  Waggoner. 

Mr.   H.  T.  Cardoza. 


Donna  Lucrezia,  Wife  of  Dr.  Paracelsus,  .  Miss  Isa  Smith. 
Isabella,  her  Daughter  ....  Miss  May  Thomas. 
Inez,  her  Maid      .        .        Mad.  Caroline  Richings  Bernard. 

The  entertainment  was  a  highly  enjoyable  one, 
and  closed  a  very  happy  day  for  all  the  l^orthern 
visitors. 

The  events  of  Wednesday,  May  25,  will  be  long 
and  pleasantly  remembered  by  all  who  joined  in 
the  Richmond  pilgrimage.  The  Richmond  Com- 
manderies  took  the  members  of  the  De  Molay  and 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  63 

St.  John's  Commanderies,  and  their  ladies,  under 
escort  early  in  the  morning,  and  marched  to  the 
river  wharf,  where  a  large  excursion  steamer, 
brought  from  Norfolk  for  the  occasion,  was  in 
waiting,  and  the  party,  with  the  ladies  of  the  Rich- 
mond Knights,  in  all  about  four  hundred,  steamed 
down  the  river  for  a  day's  sail.  On  the  way  down 
the  James  to  Dutch  Gap  the  events  of  the  war  in 
this  vicinity  were  freely  discussed,  and  much  un- 
written history  of  the  Richmond  siege  was  nar- 
rated by  its  participants  on  both  sides  of  the  lines. 
Nearly  all  the  prominent  points  of  interest  were 
seen  to  have  lost  all  traces  of  their  occupancy 
during  the  war ;  the  shores  being  newly  wooded, 
and  the  wharves  along  the  river  bank,  used  during 
the  war,  having  tumbled  to  pieces  and  disappeared. 
Passing  through  the  Gap  the  sail  was  continued 
down  to  a  fleet  of  monitors,  at  anchor  off  City 
Point,  where,  through  the  courtesy  of  Captain 
Johnson,  the  company  boarded  the  Catskill,  and 
inspected  it  throughout.  Before  leaving  the  boat 
"Wally"  Reeves  conceived  the  idea  of  giving  the 
ladies  a  dance  on  the  fine  deck,  and  a  waltz,  played 
by  the  Providence  Band,  started  the  company  to 
tripping  the  light  fantastic  very  generally.  The 
sail  was  then  continued  to  Westover,  a  plantation 
about  sixty  miles  from  Richmond,  where  a  landing 
was  made.  The  plantation  has  figured  in  history 
for  nearly  two  centuries,  and  the  present  manor- 
house  dates  back  nearly  a  century  and  a  half.  A 
genuine  southern  welcome  was  given  here  by  the 


64  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

ladies  of  the  manor,  and  an  opportunity  to  see 
plantation  life  as  it  was  before  the  war  was  afforded 
the  company.  The  knowledge  that  there  was 
some  *'  white  water  "  to  be  had  here  caused  a  stam- 
pede to  the  rear  porch,  where  a  stately  house  ser- 
vant supplied  the  visitors  with  water  such  as  had 
not  gladdened  their  sight  for  many  days.  After 
an  hour  on  the  plantation,  during  which  the  bands 
gave  a  concert  on  the  lawn,  and  Sir  Knight  H.  C. 
Barnaby  entertained  the  company  with  songs  and 
sketches,  the  party  returned  to  Richmond,  the 
only  notable  event  of  the  trip  being  a  mock  slave 
auction,  in  which  a  picaninny  was  knocked  down 
to  the  highest  bidder,  the  price  being  deposited  in 
a  cotton  glove,  and  tied  round  the  little  darky's 
neck  as  a  present  from  the  company.  The  long 
but  delightful  sail  afforded  opportunities  for  ex- 
tended interchange  of  opinion  between  the  visitors 
and  hosts,  which  were  fully  utilized,  and  a  more 
congenial  and  unanimous  party  than  that  which 
came  back  to  the  city  is  seldom  seen. 

The  closing  events  of  the  Richmond  visit  oc- 
curred on  the  following  day,  Thursday,  May  26, 
and  it  seemed  as  if  a  special  edict  had  gone  forth 
from  Old  Prob.,  that  clear  skies  and  cool  breezes 
should  i^revail  throughout  the  "Richmond  days," 
for  another  perfect  day  was  granted  for  the  great 
parade  arranged  for.  Early  in  the  morning  a 
special  order  was  quietly  issued  to  the  De  Molays, 
of  Boston,  the  line  was  formed  without  undue 
commotion,  and  the  Sir  Knights  marched  to  Capitol 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  65 

Square,  and  decorated  the  statue  of  Gen.  Stonewall 
Jackson  with  flowers.  On  the  march  a  passing 
salute  was  paid  Governor  Holliday,  as  the  Com- 
mandery  marched  through  his  grounds,  and,  after 
the  scene  at  the  Jackson  statue,  the  Command 
paid  a  similar  tribute  at  the  Washington  monu- 
ment, and  then  saluted  the  statue  of  Washington, 
in  the  vestibule  of  the  Capitol,  as  they  marched 
through  the  building.  During  the  morning,  while 
the  Sir  Knights  were  on  the  parade,  the  ladies  of 
the  party  went  sight-seeing  through  the  city,  under 
their  special  committee's  escort.  On  the  march 
the  Sir  Knights  made  a  halt  at  St.  John's  Church, 
built  in  1740,  and  at  the  old  Mason's  Hall,  the  first 
building  erected  for  strictly  Masonic  purposes  in 
America.  Other  interesting  points  were  viewed 
on  the  march,  and  the  residents  along  the  route 
decorated  their  houses,  and  paid  the  visiting 
Commands  many  compliments  as  they  passed. 
Miss  Van  Lew,  who  held  the  office  of  post- 
mistress of  Richmond,  by  President  Grant's  ap- 
pointment, decorated  her  house  with  portraits 
of  Andrew,  Sumner  and  Grant,  in  honor  of  the 
visit  of  the  Boston  Sir  Knights,  and  entertained 
those  who  called  upon  her  with  many  interesting 
reminiscences  of  her  war  experiences.  The  day 
being  Decoration  Day,  Hall's  Band  went  to  Holy- 
hood  Cemetery,  and  entertained  the  thousands  of 
visitors  there  in  the  afternoon  with  a  concert,  while 
the  Providence  Band  gave  a  public  concert  on  Main 
Street  in  the  evening.    The  series  of  entertain- 


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ments  planned  for  the  visiting  pilgrims  closed 
with  a  banquet  at  the  Richmond  Theatre  in  the 
evening,  and  the  end  was  quite  in  keeping  with  all 
that  had  preceded.  The  visiting  Commands  were 
taken  under  escort  by  the  Richmond  Sir  Knights 
a  little  after  nine  o'clock,  and  the  march  to  the 
theatre  was  an  inspiriting  event.  The  streets 
were  one  mass  of  humanity,  and  on  all  sides  there 
were  displays  of  fireworks  of  great  beauty,  while 
cheers  rent  the  air  as  the  column  of  Sir  Knights 
moved  onward.  On  entering  the  theatre  a  scene 
of  rare  beauty  presented  itself,  the  tables  for  three 
hundred  and  fifty  guests  being  set  with  excellent 
taste,  and,  with  the  gay  decorations,  the  balconies 
filled  with  ladies,  and  the  glitter  of  the  brilliant 
gas  lights  above  and  about,  an  effect  of  fairy  land 
was  almost  realized.  After  the  benediction  had 
been  pronounced,  the  ladies  withdrew  and  the 
serious  business  of  the  evening  was  begun.  The 
menu,  in  the  form  of  a  Greek  cross,  contained  all 
the  delicacies  of  the  season,  with  a  corresponding 
array  of  wines.  There  were  three  tables  extending 
the  full  length  of  the  parquette,  and  five  parallel 
ones  across  the  stage.  At  the  head  of  the  middle 
table  sat  Eminent  Commander  Thomas  J.  Evans, 
of- St.  Andrew's,  No.  13,  as  presiding  genius  of  the 
occasion.  Many  of  the  home  Sir  Knights  stood 
ready  to  see  that  the  visiting  Knights  were  well 
looked  to.  The  banquet  progressed  to  a  conclusion, 
when  Eminent  Commander  Evans  read  seriatim 
the  following  toasts,  which  were  repeated  at  the 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  6/ 

Other  end  of  the  parquette  tables  by  Sir  Knight 
A.  R.  Courtney. 

THE    TOASTS    AND    RESPONSES. 

The  eloquence  of  the  evening  was  largely  of  an 
unreportable  character,  having  the  sparkle  of  the 
true  after-dinner  effort,  which  is  so  utterly  lost  in 
its  reproduction  upon  the  printed  page.  There 
were,  however,  some  of  the  responses  which  should 
be  included  in  a  record  like  this,  and  none  have  a 
stronger  claim  than  the  eloquent  words  of  Rev.  Sir 
Knight  Dadmun's  words  in  recognition  of  the  toast 
in  honor  of  "Woman." 

TOAST    TO    WOMAN. 

Rev.  Sir  J.  W.  Dadmun,  in  responding  to  the 
fifth  toast,  said  : 

"  Woman,"  the  last,  the  best,  the  most  beautiful  of 
all  the  works  of  God.  An  intelligent,  honest,  loving 
woman  is  a  priceless  jewel ;  worth  more  than  the  most 
costly  diamonds  ever  possessed  or  worn  by  king,  queen, 
or  any  other  potentate.  She  is  an  ornament  to  society, 
a  beacon  light  to  lighten  the  pathway  of  all  who  asso- 
ciate with  her.  You  can  trust  her  with  your  character 
and  reputation  and  with  untold  wealth,  and  she  will 
never  betray  you.  Her  presence  makes  Nature  look 
more  beautiful  —  the  flowers  have  a  richer  hue,  and 
their  fragrance  is  more  delicious. 

Look  at  that  noble,  honorable,  high-minded  young 
man,  as  he  takes  his  evening  walk  with  the  pure,  gentle, 
loving  young  lady,  whom  he  has  chosen  for  the  com- 
panion of  his  life ;  or  when  he  takes  a  drive  along  the 


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meadows,  over  the  mountains  and  through  the  valleys ; 
or  when  he  takes  a  sail  on  the  river,  or  over  the  lakes 
and  ocean.  Did  Nature  ever  before  look  so  beautiful  ? 
And  what  is  the  cause  of  this  transformation  ?  It  is 
the  charms  and  virtues  of  a  pure,  noble-minded  woman, 

I  do  not  wonder  that  all  the  Sir  Knights  who  could 
do  so  brought  their  wives  or  daughters  with  them.  The 
sunny  South,  in  this  beautiful  spring-time,  with  all  her 
majestic  rivers,  fragrant  flowers,  singing  birds,  rippling 
brooks,  and  genial,  generous,  loving  households,  will 
appear  much  brighter  and  more  beautiful.  Our  Order 
makes  it  our  solemn  duty  to  aid  "innocent  virgins,  dis- 
tressed widows,  and  helpless  orphans."  In  one  State 
alone  (Indiana)  our  Fraternity  has  distributed  among 
the  widows  and  orphans  of  deceased  Masons  $2,000,000. 

In  our  own  Masonic  Temple  there  are  two  beautiful 
paintings  upon  the  walls.  Both  are  full-sized  female 
figures.  One  represents  the  genius  of  Freemasonry,  and 
is  placed  in  the  centre  of  the  ceiling  of  Corinthian 
Hall.  In  the  back-ground  is  the  starry-decked  heavens, 
and  in  the  centre  is  a  full-sized  female  flying  through 
the  air,  accompanied  by  two  beautiful  cherubs ;  in  her 
right  hand  she  holds  the  square  and  compass  —  Masonic 
emblems — which  teach  us  to  harmonize  our  conduct  by 
the  principles  of  morality  and  virtue  ;  in  her  left  she 
holds  the  plumb,  which  admonishes  us  to  make  our 
passions  and  prejudices  coincide  with  the  line  of  our 
duty.  The  other  female  figure,  which  is  painted  upon 
the  north  side  of  the  hall,  represents  secrecy.  The 
right  hand  is  placed  upon  the  left  breast,  the  lips  are 
closed  and  compressed  with  the  forefinger  of  the  left 
hand,  teaching  the  brethren  not  to  divulge  to  the  unin- 
itiated the  secrets  of  our  Order. 


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Now  why  should  we  select  the  figure  of  a  woman  to 
represent  secrecy  ?  We  answer,  because  a  true  woman 
is  the  embodiment  of  beauty  and  virtue,  and  caji  keep  a 
secret.  Then,  you  may  say,  why  not  admit  her  as  a 
member  ?  First,  the  rules  of  the  Order  will  not  admit 
of  it.  Freemasonry  was  originally  a  society  of  builders 
— operative  masons  —  but  within  the  last  three  centuries 
it  has  become  more  of  a  social  and  charitable  society, 
and  yet  adhering  to  the  fundamental  rules  of  its  organ- 
ization. Secondly,  if  women  were  admitted  it  would 
give  cause  for  scandal.  Scandal-mongers,  tattlers  and 
brawlers  would  gloat  over  the  fact  that  women  were 
associated  with  men  in  a  secret  society,  however  unrea- 
sonable it  might  appear  to  us.  There  is  no  institution 
that  respects  and  honors  woman  more  than  does  Free- 
masonry. 

"  Not  she  with  trait'rous  kiss  her  Master  stung, 
Not  she  denied  Him  with  unfaithful  tongue  ; 
She,  when  apostles  fled,  could  danger  brave, 
Last  at  His  cross,  and  earliest  at  His  grave." 

The  response  by  Sir  Knight  William  B.  Isaacs, 
of  the  Richmond  Commandery,  to  the  toast  in 
honor  of  the  several  Commanderies,  is  also  worthy 
of  a  place  in  these  records,  its  words  of  eloquence 
arousing  enthusiasm  on  all  sides  during  their  de- 
livery. 

"THE    COMMANDERIES." 

In  response  to  this  toast  Sir  Knight  William  B. 
Isaacs  said : 

In  a  body  like  this.  Eminent  Sir,  there  is  generally 
no  necessity  for  an  apology ;  but  it  is  no  less  due  to 


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you  than  to  myself  that  it  should  be  known  that  my 
mind  has  for  several  weeks  been  full,  and  for  the  past 
several  days  my  mind,  my  hands,  my  arms  and  my 
heart  have  been  too  full  for  any  personal  consideration 
or  preparation.  The  sentiment  that  has  just  been  drank 
opens  a  wide  field  for  comment,  and  under  any  and  all 
circumstances  should  have  been  entrusted  to  a  mind  of 
more  vigor,  versatility  and  comprehension  than  I  claim 
to  possess.  De  Molay,  St.  John's,  Richmond,  St.  An- 
drew, a  solid  square,  cemented  by  true  knightly  love, 
the  strongest  and  purest  attributes  of  the  human  heart. 
There  is  only  one  solid  square  under  the  canopy  of 
heaven  of  equal  strength,  solidity,  and  endurance  — 
that  is,  "  Mother,  wife,  daughter,  sister."  This  is, 
Eminent  Sir,  a  remarkable  country  of  ours.  Even  while 
looked  at  through  the  reflective  light  of  the  "  Yankee 
mirror,"  while  the  President  of  the  United  States  does 
not  preside  over  the  same  extent  of  territory,  nor  rule 
the  destinies  of  as  many  people  as  her  Majesty  the 
Queen  of  England,  yet  I  verily  believe  he  can  find 
within  his  dominion  as  great  a  variety  of  climate,  as 
great  a  variety  of  products,  and  as  heterogeneous  mass 
of  people.  The  trees  which  are  not  indigenous  to  the 
other,  if  of  any  value,  are  cultivated  as  an  exotic  in  the 
other.  Why,  sir,  the  banyan  tree  is  indigenous  to  a 
portion  of  her  Majesty's  dominion,  and  it  has  been  suc- 
cessfully cultivated  as  an  exotic  in  this.  In  the  year 
of  1858  a  small  band  of  pilgrims  planted  its  seed  in  the 
soil  of  the  States  of  Rhode  Island  and  Massachusetts, 
and  it  at  once  sprang  into  active,  young  and  vigorous 
life.  Its  boughs  were  planted  in  the  soil  of  the  Old 
Dominion  in  1859,  and,  like  its  parent  plant,  was  vigor- 
ous from  its  youth.     It  is  true,  alas,  too  true,  that  its 


OF    THE    KXIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  7 1 

spread  for  a  few  years  was  stayed,  but,  watered  by  our 
knightly  tears,  its  life  was  preserved.  In  the  year  of 
1875  another  band  of  pilgrims  restored  its  vitalit}',  and 
now,  in  1881,  its  tendrils  are  dropped  in  our  soil,  throw- 
ing its  cooling,  genial  shade,  and  spreading  its  benefi- 
cent influences  over  the  vast  extent  of  this  country,  and 
in  its  life-giving  bowers  of  love  all  who  are  worthy  may 
recline  in  safet}-,  and  without  fear  of  the  assaults  of  sec- 
tion or  sectarian,  for  they  can  never  penetrate  or  break 
while  protected  and  defended  by  the  knightly  swords 
of  De  Molay,  St.  John's,  Richmond  and  St.  Andrew, 
forming  this  solid  square  of  fraternal  love  and  affection 
in  which  sectionalism  or  sectarians  can  never  live.   • 

THE    TOASTS    AND    RESPONSES. 

The  full  list  of  toasts,  and  the  speakers  assigned 
to  respond,  is  as  follows  : 

1.  Our  Guests:  The  Junior  Wardens  of  the  South 
call  the  Worshipfuls  from  the  East  from  labor  to  re- 
freshment. Welcome,  Zerubbabels,  all.  Responded  to 
by  Rev.  Sir  Knight  J.  W.  Dadmun. 

2.  The  Grand  Encamp7nent  of  the  United  States :  The 
circle  which  touches  every  point  in  Masonr)\  Re- 
sponded to  by  Sir  Knight  George  H.  Burnham,  Gene 
ralissimo  of  the  Grand  Encampment  of  Massachusetts 
and  Rhode  Island. 

3.  St.  John  the  Almoner:  The  patron  Saint  of  Ma- 
sonry. His  name  is  engraven  on  our  hearts.  Responded 
to  by  Sir  S.  B.  Swan,  of  Providence. 

4.  Freemasonry :  Hoary  with  age.  Her  ancient  land- 
marks have  been  faithfully  transmitted.  May  her  chari- 
ties ever  be  as  unbounded  as  the  wants  of  humanity. 
Responded  to  by  Judge  B.  R.  Wellford,  Jr. 


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5.  Woman  :  Mother,  daughter,  sister,  wife.  Without 
her,  man  would  be  an  Odd  fellow  and  not  a  Mason. 
Responded  to  by  Rev.  Sir  J.  W.  Dadmun,  of  Boston, 
and  Sir  Knight  Parker,  of  Columbia  Commandery, 
Washington,  D.  C. 

6.  De  Molay,  Richmond,  St.  jfohn's,  and  St.  Andrew 
Commanderies :  They  form  a  solid  square  of  fraternal 
feeling  which  no  sectional  or  sectarian  assailants  can 
ever  penetrate  or  break.  Responded  to  by  Sir  W.  B. 
Isaacs  and  Sir  George  H.  Burnham. 

7.  Providence:  Not  nearer  to  Boston  than  to  Rich- 
mond. What  cheer !  Responded  to  by  Sir  L.  H. 
Eddy,  of  Providence  (1859). 

8.  The  Grand  Com7natidery  of  Virginia:  May  she 
long  enjoy  the  reign  o'  peace  and  plenty.  Responded 
to  by  Sir  Knights  John  F.  Regnault  and  F.  A.  Reed, 
of  Alexandria. 

9.  The  Lodge  St.  Andrew:  The  owners  of  the  house 
from  which  went  the  first  Red  men  who  ever  under- 
stood true  American  liberty.  They  suited  the  times  to 
a  Tea  !  Responded  to  by  Sir  Henry  G.  Jordan,  Senior 
Warden,  of  Boston. 

10.  Bunker  Hill  arid  Yorktowti :  The  Alpha  and 
Omega  of  the  American  Revolution.  Responded  to  by 
Sir  George  F.  Wright,  Captain-General,  of  Boston,  and 
Judge  Joseph  Christian. 

11.  Washington,  Warren,  Marshall  and  Greene: 
Names  to  be  remembered  and  honored  as  long  as  Ma- 
sonry and  patriotism  are  cherished  by  American  free- 
men. (To  be  drunk  standing.)  Responded  to  by  Sir 
H.  P.  Hemenway,  Generalissimo,  of  Boston. 

12.  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island:  The  pioneers 
of  civil  and  religious  liberty  in  America.  Responded 
to  by  Rev.  Sir  W.  S.  Studlev,  of  Boston. 


I 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  J ^ 

13.    Woman: 

She  rules  by  right  all  earthly  things, 
Is  stronger  far  than  wine  or  kings ; 
Truth  alone  excels  her  powers  — 
That  attribute  divine  be  ours. 

Responded  to  by  Sir  Pardon  Wilbur,  of  Providence. 

FROM    THE    ABSENT    ONES. 

The  following  letters,  telegrams  and  sentiments 
were  read  during  the  evening,  by  Sir  Knight 
George  F.  Wright,  from  absent  members  : 

iFrom  "Richard  III."] 
Richmond. — "  Now  civil  wounds  are  stopp'd 
Peace  lives  again, 
That  she  may  long  live  here      * 
God  say  —  Amen." 

Sir  Geo.  F.  Wright,  Captain- General  De  Malay 
Commandery. 

Exchange  Hotel,  PJchmond,  Virginia. 

Boston,  Mass.,  May  23,  18S1. 

My  Dear  Sir  Knight,  —  As  I  promised,  I  sit  me  down 
to  write  a  pleasant  word  to  you,  though  I  am  sure  there 
is  little  need,  in  your  case,  while  your  every  moment  is 
now  replete  with  happiness  from  unalloyed  enjoyment, 
in  the  company  of  our  true  and  greatly  beloved  friends, 
your  royal  hosts  of  Richmond.  What  you  are  enjoying 
I  can  only  think  of  by  that  anticipation  of  pleasure  I 
had  and  cannot  partake  of.  What  I  did  enjoy  in  Vir- 
ginia, and  particularly  in  Richmond,  in  1S59,  has  not 
faded  from  nor  palled  upon  my  memory. 

I   remember  the  eloquent,  whole-souled  address  of 


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welcome  from  Governor  Wise,  at  Aquia  Creek,  as  we 
first  set  foot  within  the  borders  of  Virginia,  with  courtly 
grace,  in  behalf  of  his  friends  of  Richmond  Knights 
Templars,  tendering  the  homes  and  hospitalities  of  all 
Virginia  to  us  of  De  Molay  —  his  own  executive  man- 
sion, with  wide  open  doors  for  our  disposal  —  presenting 
a  career  of  regal  pleasure  for  us,  the  recollection  of 
which  still  thrills  and  throbs  the  hearts  of  every  Sir 
Knight  whose  happy  portion  it  was  to  join  in  that 
grand  ovation  of  "  unbounded  hospitality." 

I  remember  Richmond  —  our  reception  at  the  theatre, 
the  roses  showered  upon  us  from  its  open  dome  —  the 
great  parade  in  the  streets  of  the  city,  and  the  barrels 
full  of  aromatic,  cooling,  comforting  liquid,  in  readiness 
to  quench  ouf  thirst,  on  every  street,  and  at  each  fre- 
quent halt.  I  remember  the  ladies  —  the  beautiful 
ladies  —  of  that  lovely  city,  distributing  boquets  of 
fragrant  flowers  among  our  Sir  Knights  all  along  the 
route.  I  remember  the  armory  of  the  "Richmond 
Blues,"  where  ice-cooled  nectar  of  "  Cliquot "  was 
quaffed  from  endless  streams,  from  flowing  bowls. 
I  remember  one  occasion,  while  on  a  friendly  call 
with  Mayor  Mayo,  I  was  declared  to  be  a  life  member 
of  that  brave  and  gallant  company ;  if  any  yet  remain  — 
and  God  grant  there  may  be  many — I  send  them 
hearty  greeting,  and  still  claim  membership.  I  remem- 
ber Sir  Knight  Mayor  Mayo.  Who  that  knew  him  can 
ever  forget  his  courtly  grace,  his  elegant  person  and 
manly  form  !  I  delight  to  remember  him,  he  was  "  the 
friend  and  companion  of  my  youth."  How  I  wish  I 
could  call  by  name  every  Sir  Knight  of  '59,  to  recount 
his  deeds  of  chivalrous  courtesy  to  us.  Their  loving- 
kindness  will  never  be  forgotten,  it  is  all  engraven  on 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  75 

our  hearts.  I  remember  the  banquet ;  the  outpouring 
of  generous  sentiment,  and  the  hearty  greeting  by  the 
unequalled  courteous  Knights  of  Richmond.  Ever)-- 
thing  done  and  said  may  proudly  be  remembered,  and 
nothing  should  ever  be  forgotten  of  all  that  five  days 
happy  interchange  of  courtesies  in  and  by  old  Virginia. 

To  recount  the  whole  cannot  be  told  in  one  short 
letter ;  'tis  a  tale  of  joy  for  every  life  greeting  of  ours, 
and  by  this  time  you  are  tasting  and  relishing  the  sweets 
of  a  second  term  of  overflowing  hospitality  from  those 
Knights  of  1859,  and  their  worthy  heirs  and  successors. 

You  know  all  of  1875  ^"^  'l^^  ^^^  I  know  all  of  the 
great  value  of  your  services  to  me  —  devoted  and  un. 
tiring  —  so  cheerfully  given  day  and  night  to  make  the 
second  pilgrimage  of  the  Richmond  Knights  Templars 
to  Bunker  Hill  pleasurable  and  successful.  You  are 
now,  as  Captain-General,  associated  with  your  Com- 
mander and  Generalissimo,  entrusted  with  the  honor  of 
De  Molay,  and  I  know  that  you  will  not  let  our  banner 
trail,  nor  the  stars  of  our  glory  grow  dim. 

To  Eminent  Sirs  Isaacs,  Tanner,  Bass,  Evans,  and 
to  each  and  every  Sir  Knight  of  Richmond  and  Vir- 
ginia, I  send  cordial  affectionate  greeting. 

Of  all  that  remain  of  '59  let  me  to  them  send  one 
shout  of  joy — one  sweet  aspiration  for  heavenly  blessing 
upon  each  of  them. 

I  have  a  letter  from  Eminent  Sir  Lucien  L.  liass, 
chairman  of  the  Richmond  Reception  Committee,  inquir- 
ing as  to  my  being  with  you,  and  expressing  his  desire, 
and  the  wish  of  his  command,  that  I  should  come  with 
you  ;  to  this  I  made  reply,  with  much  regret,  that  1  was 
obliged  to  forego  the  great  pleasure  of  a  personal  greeting 
with  them  on  this  joyous  occasion,  and  I  have  from  Riglu 


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Eminent  Sir  W.  B.  Isaacs  a  reply,  official  and  personal, 
in  terms  of  affectionate  regard,  which  affect  me  deeply 
and  sincerely.  Pray  thank  them  generously  for  me,  as 
you  so  well  know  how,  and  give  from  me  a  hearty 
greeting  to  every  Sir  Knight  of  Richmond,  for  their 
great  attention  in  thus  caring  for  me. 

The  struggle  between  duty  here,  duty  to  my  own 
Commandery  and  to  such  courteous  friends  in  Rich- 
mond was  hard  for  me  to  bear;  and  to  have  lost  the 
pleasure  of  the  lordly  greeting  you  will  have  and  enjoy 
in  Richmond  is  to  lose  something  of  inestimable  value 
that  can  never  again  be  found. 

Sir  Geo.  L.  Clark,  my  son,  sends  to  you  and  to  the 
Sir  Knights  of   Richmond    love  and  knightly  regard. 
And  as  I  close  I  say  to  you  and  all  of  ours  : 
"  O  near  ones,  dear  ones, 

You  in  whose  right  hands 

Our  honor  calmly  rests,  our  faithful 

Hearts  all  day  wide  open  wait,  till 

Back  from  Richmond's  royal  bands, 

With  every  joy  complete 

You  wend  your  homeward  way. 

With  knightly  courtesy, 

I  am,  your  friend, 

JOHN  M.  CLARK. 

Boston,  May  23,  1881. 
Dear  Sir  Knight  and  Brother, — Will  you  pause  for  a 
moment  amid  the  pop  of  champagne  corks,  the  rattle  of 
glasses,  the  smoke  of  cigars,  and  the  jollity  of  the  ban- 
quet, to  say  a  word  for  one  of  the  home  guard,  whom 
cruel  circumstances  has  obliged  to  remain  at  home  ? 
You  remember  the  Scottish  Knight  who  undertook  to 
carry  the  embalmed  heart  of  Robert  Bruce  to  Palestine, 
but  in  the  midst  of  a   fierce   en^asfement   hurled   the 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  "J-J 

precious  relic  into  the  thick  of  the  fight  and  followed 
it  to  his  death.  I  send  you  my  heart,  to  cast  not 
among  enemies  but  before  our  friends.  Though  hard 
fate  has  kept  me  from  the  fray  of  good  fellowship, 
my  heart  is  with  my  noble  Fraters  of  Richmond,  St. 
John's  and  De  Molay.  God  bless  you  all !  Would  I 
were  with  you,  that  my  eyes  might  rest  once  more  upon 
the  manly  figures  of  our  Richmond  brothers,  my  hand 
grasp  theirs,  and  establish  once  more  that  electric  com- 
munication from  heart  to  heart.  1  have  followed  your 
pilgrimage  with  pride  and  pleasure,  as  you  have  pro- 
gressed through  increasing  enjoyments,  until  you  have 
arrived  at  that  haven  of  our  hopes  for  years,  the  home 
of  our  Virginia  Brothers;  have  anticipated  the  joyous 
greeting  and  cementing  anew,  upon  Southern  soil,  of 
those  friendships  formed  upon  Bunker  Hill,  in  old 
Massachusetts. 

I  charge  you,  my  dear  Sir  Knight  and  Brother,  with 
the  almost  sacred  duty  of  presenting  my  dear  love  to 
the  Templars  of  Richmond,  and  especially  to  those 
whom  it  was  your  pleasure  and  mine  to  meet  here  in 
Boston.  Say  to  them  that  the  elegant  testimonial  I 
received  from  "  Richmond  No.  2,"  couched  in  such 
graceful  and  brotherly  language,  hangs  upon  the  walls 
of  my  home,  an  object  of  pride  and  gratification  to  me, 
and  all  that  are  near  to  me,  while  the  "golden  cross" 
will  be  cherished  in  my  family  as  an  heir-loom  and  a 
souvenir  of  friendship  never  to  be  forgotten. 

Sir  Knights  and  Brothers  gathered  together  by  the 
"Mother  of  States,"  may  you  march  on  together  in 
union  and  love  beneath  the  banner  of  the  Order  to 
earthly  prosperity  and  eternal  happiness. 

Your  friend  and  Frater, 

B.   F.  (HJILI). 


ys  second  pilgrimage  to  virginia 

Boston,  May  20,  188 1. 

Dear  Sir  and  Sir  Knight,  —  By  the  time  you  read 
this  the  De  Molay  Commandery  must  have  arrived  at 
the  Falls  of  the  James,  and  be  enjoying  the  glorious 
spring  weather,  and  the  historical  associations  that  sur- 
round the  Capital  of  "  the  Old  Dominion."  The  recur- 
rence of  the  exchange  of  hospitalities  between  the 
Knights  Templars  of  Richmond  and  the  De  Molay 
Commandery  of  Boston  has  always  been  a  source  of 
great  gratification  to  those  participating  in  the  genial 
flow  of  friendship  and  good  cheer  that  has  marked  their 
advent  for  over  twenty-one  years  past.  I  well  remem- 
ber about  that  time  ago,  seeing  the  Richmond  Com- 
mandery march  through  the  streets  of  Boston  in  a  style 
of  drill  and  equipment  that  impressed  the  public  as 
well  as  myself  with  the  highest  admiration  for  their 
knightly  bearing.  They  were  a  noble  specimen  of  the 
descendents  of  the  Old  Cavaliers.  It  was  directly  after 
their  visit,  whilst  the  warmth  of  admiration  was  still 
lingering,  that  I  became  a  member  of  the  Order,  and 
of  De  Molay  Commander}-.  Although,  unfortunately, 
public  avocations  prevented  my  going  with  De  Molay 
Commandery  on  their  visit  to  their  Richmond  friends 
shortly  afterwards,  the  exuberance  of  enthusiasm  which, 
on  their  return,  they  manifested  for  the  genial  and  fas- 
cinating welcome  they  had  received,  will  never  pass 
from  my  memory. 

When  the  obstacles  growing  from  political  disturb- 
ances had  ceased,  how  quickly  the  old  love  of  these 
two  Commanderies  embraced  the  earliest  occasion  to 
blaze  forth  in  its  full,  cheerful  and  kindly  flame.  You 
came  to  hearts  and  halls  that  were  full  of  welcome, 
sympathy  and  affection.      There  was  no  gap  in  the  old 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  79 

Stream  of  knightly  brotherhood  ;  it  flowed  with  the  same 
constant  and  deep  stream  which  had  marked  it  in  the 
olden  days.  So  may  it  always  flow.  We  found  the 
Richmond  Knights  as  of  yore  ;  their  heads  were  hard, 
their  digestion  good,  their  legs  strong,  in  the  weary 
march,  and  their  bearing  showed  all  that  chivalry  and 
warm  hearts  can  yield  of  grace  and  courtesy.  The  dig- 
nity and  eloquence  of  their  oratory  shed  a  grace  on  the 
festivals  they  participated  in,  which  none  of  our  Boston 
Commandery  are  likely  soon  to  forget.  It  was  a  rich 
treat  to  us ;  I  trust  its  memories  are  equally  pleasant 
to  them. 

Now,  my  dear  Frater,  I  am  again  deprived,  because 
of  the  sessions  of  our  courts,  from  accompanying  the 
De  Molays  to  Richmond ;  from  seeing  that  fair  city, 
grown  more  beautiful,  populous  and  prosperous  than 
she  was  when  I  last  saw  it  in  1844;  from  seeing  her 
now,  when,  with  her  developed  railroads,  connections 
and  various  industries,  she  bids  fair  to  become  one  of 
the  great  commercial  and  industrial  centres  of  the 
North  American  continent,  and  to  impress  her  stamp 
upon  its  civilization  of  the  future,  as  her  great  states- 
men, philosophers  and  orators  have  impressed  theirs 
upon  the  institutions  and  constitutions  of  the  holy 
union  whose  destinies  and  mission  are  not  unfolded. 

I  pray  you,  then,  for  me,  to  renew  to  my  old  friends 
of  the  Richmond  Commandery  the  expressions  of  my 
kindest  regards  ;  my  heart  is  marching  with  you,  though 
in  body  I  am  absent.  I  depute  you,  and  from  your 
high  rank,  and  being  often  tried,  I  know  you  are  well 
capable,  to  drink  for  me  of  the  "peach  and  honey," 
and  the  "  morning  mint,"  in  those  customary  oblations 
to  the  grim  malaria  which,  about  this  time,  in  the  spring, 


So  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

Richmond  doctors  recommend.  Remember  me  in  all 
kindness  to  the  Fraters  of  De  Molay,  and  tell  them 
that  occasions  like  these  build  for  Freemasonry  and 
for  Knight  Templarism  a  Temple  in  the  human  heart, 
decorated  with  the  noblest  virtues,  a  monument  more 
striking  than  lofty  pinnacles  or  fretted  domes,  a  foun- 
tain of  charity,  fraternity  and  hopefulness,  perennial 
and  perpetually  flowing  for  the  progress  and  elevation 
of  the  human  race. 

Fraternally  yours, 

CHAS.  LEVI  WOODBURY. 

Boston,  May  19,  1881. 
Charles  B.  Lancaster,  Past  Eminent  Commander : 

Dear  Sir  Knight  and  Brother,  —  After  leaving  you  at 
the  station  this  evening,  and  seeing  you  off  so  gay,  my 
own  regret  at  not  going  with  you  was  so  strong  I  feel 
impelled  to  write  a  few  words,  "  that  not  being  puesent  " 
I  cannot  speak;  and  first  let  me  assure  you  and  our 
Richmond  friends  of  my  unfeigned  regret,  that  nothing 
but  imperative  business  at  home  would  have  prevented 
my  being  with  you  in  Richmond. 

As  you  left  to-day  such  a  world  of  associations  came 
flooding  back  on  my  memory,  and  all  so  full  of  delight- 
ful recollections.  I  saw,  in  memory,  the  reception  of 
our  dear  Richmond  friends  in  Boston,  in  1858,  now 
twenty-three  years  since,  and  again  I  saw  that  never  to 
be  forgotten  reception  we  had,  and  I  led,  at  Rich- 
mond in  1859  —  dear  old  Brothers  Winslow  Lewis, 
John  Flint,  Charles  Robbins,  and  last,  but  not  least, 
our  dear  old  General  Tyler,  that  man  of  perennial  youth 
—  and  from   Richmond ;  good  old  Dr.   Dove,  sauited 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  8*1 

and  beloved,  Mayor  Joseph  Mayo,  McMurdo  and  all 
that  gallant  Richmond  host  —  such  a  galaxy  of  knightly 
forms  —  they  all  have  passed  on  ;  but,  with  what  pre- 
cious memories,  and  how  sweetly  garnere^  in  all  hearts. 
And,  now  again  we  are  to  be  received  on  Virginia's 
sacred  soil,  I  send  you  all  my  heart-felt  greetings ;  let 
joy  be  in  every  heart,  and  every  face  shine  with  glad- 
ness ;  let  knightly  hospitality  warm  every  heart ;  let 
every  Sir  Knight  feel  we  are  one  in  purpose,  and  a  part 
of  a  great  nation ;  let  patriotic  hearts  be  stirred  to  say 
good  things;  and  may  the  golden  band  of  knightly  love 
bind  all  our  hearts,  to  make  us  true  patriots  of  our  now 
glorified  and  united  republic. 

In  knighthood's  bonds, 

WILLIAM    PARKMAN. 

Subjoined  was  the  following  volunteer  toast : 

Our  Country  —  may  its  glorious  stars  and  stripes  be 
gallantly  defended  by  every  knightly  sword,  and  all 
hearts,  united  as  one,  by  the  golden  bonds  of  knightly 
courtesy  and  hospitality. 

Boston,  Mass.,  May  25,  18S1. 

Sir  Knight  Wm.  B.  Isaacs,  Grand  Recorder : 

Please  present  at  the  banquet  the  following  from  the 

Grand  Master:  "Virginia  and  Massachusetts  and  Rhode 

Island;  united  in  Templar  Masonry  by  the  laws  of  mutual 

confidence  and  a  fraternal  love,  we  march  forward  on 

our  mission  of  benevolence  and  virtue,  with  a  common 

purpose,  a  common  faith,  and  an  abiding  hojie  of  future 

progress  of  Templar  Masonry  throughout  the  jurisdiction 

of  the  United  States." 

BENJ.   DEAN. 


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Boston,  Mass.,  May  24,  j88i. 
Eminent  Commander  F.  G.  Walbridge,  De  Malay 
Commandery  K.  T.  : 
Congratulations  to  De  Molay  and  St.  John's  in  your 
pleasant  festivities.  Remember  us  in  knightly  courtesy 
and  brotherly  love  to  all  our  Fraters,  and  especially  to 
Richmond  Commandery, 

W.  H.  KENT, 

Grand  Commander, 

Portsmouth,  Va.,  May  26,  1S81. 
Sir  Knight  Wm.  B.  Isaacs,  Grand  Recorder  Knights 
Templars  : 
Indisposition  and  business  keeps  me  from  being 
being  with  you  to-night,  which  I  regret.  Please  say  for 
me,  though,  to  our  friends  :  The  first  permanent  settle- 
ment of  our  country  was  made  in  "Virginia;  the  first  in 
the  northern  portion  was  made  in  Massachusetts.  The 
Revolution  commenced  in  Massachusetts,  and  ended 
in  Virginia.  George  Washington  the  first  President, 
John  Adams  the  first  Vice-President ;  John  Adams  the 
second  President,  Thomas  Jefferson  the  second  Vice- 
President.  The  first  years  of  our  country  were  made 
by  Virginia  and  Massachusetts.  We  will  never  yield 
our  interest  in  the  monument  at  Bunker  Hill,  but  will 
be  ever  ready  to  protect  Massachusetts'  interests  in  the 
monument  to  be  erected  at  Yorktown. 
J.  G.  BAIN, 

Past  Grand  Commafider. 

Boston,  May  22,  1881. 
The  Sir  Knights  of  the  Richmond  Commandery — 
They  will  stand  upon  the  record  of  time  as  the  repre- 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  St, 

sentatives  of  a  principle  that,  while  it  gives  life  and 
harmony  to  the  nation,  it  provides  for  man  the  beauti- 
ful means  of  domestic  and  social  happiness  in  society. 

A  '59  VETERAN. 
P.  S.  —  Don't  you  get  tuckered  out. 

ELISHA  G.  TUCKER. 

The  ladies  were  by  no  means  neglected  while 
the  Sir  Knights  were  thus  enjoying  the  pleasures 
of  the  festive  board,  for  the  committee  having 
their  entertainment  in  hand  provided  an  elegant 
supper  at  Pizzini's,  near  the  theatre,  which  was 
most  thoroughly  enjoyed  by  their  guests.  These 
events  concluded  the  entertainments  provided  for 
the  Northern  guests  by  their  Fraters  of  Virginia, 
and  a  more  successful  series  of  pleasant  reunions 
could  hardly  have  been  devised.  The  stay  of  the 
Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island  Sir  Knights  was 
made  a  continuous  ovation,  in  which  not  only  the 
members  of  the  Order  participated,  but  every  resi- 
dent of  Richmond  as  well.  Go  where  they  would 
the  Northern  men  found  that  the  Southerners 
were  ever  ready  to  anticipate  their  wishes ;  atten- 
tions of  every  kind  were  showered  upon  the  visi- 
tors, who  were  made  to  feel  that  the  city  had  in 
reality  opened  its  doors  for  their  entertainment 
and  enjoyment.  A  notable  prominence  was  given 
all  the  events  of  the  visit  by  the  Richmond  press, 
and  its  representatives  showed  a  degree  of  cntcr- 
prize  and  energy  in  chronicling  all  the  happenings 


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of  the  several  entertainments  which  could  hardly 
be  surpassed  by  their  Northern  contemporaries. 
Many  kindly  courtesies  were  extended  the  Herald 
representative  during  his  stay  in  the  city,  for 
which  he  desires  to  thus  formally  tender  thanks. 
The  editorial  utterances  upon  the  events  of  the 
visit  were  of  great  interest,  as  they  reflected  a  sen- 
timent highly  complimentary  to  the  Richmond 
people,  and  proved  that  the  welcome  given  the 
visiting  Sir  Knights  was  a  sincere  one. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS. 


IN    BALTIMORE. 

The  Monumental  City  gives  a  Hearty  Greeting 
TO  the  Pilgrims.  —  An  Evening  Reception  and 
Banquet  by  Beauseant  Commandery. —  A  Short 
BUT  Enjoyable  Visit. 

ON  Friday  morning  the  Massachusetts  and 
Rhode  Island  Sir  Knights  were  formed  in  line 
again,  and,  under  escort  of  their  entertainers,  took 
up  the  march  to  the  railroad  station  for  their  re- 
turn journey.  The  route  through  the  city  was 
one  continuous  succession  of  ovations,  the  resi- 
dents turning  out  in  crowds  to  pay  a  parting 
tribute  to  the  visitors.  On  arrival  at  the  train  the 
usiial  courtesies  were  exchanged  between  the  vis- 
iting and  resident  Commanderies,  and  the  train 
moved  away  from  the  station  amid  grand  demon- 
strations from  the  assembled  multitudes,  which 
included  a  large  number  of  ladies  of  the  Richmond 
Sir  Knights,  whose  attentions  had  added  so  much 
to  the  pleasures  of  the  visit.  At  Fredericksburg 
a  large  party  of  the  Sir  Knights  and  ladies  met 
the  train,  and  exchanged  good  wishes  with  the 
homeward-bound  pilgrims  during  a  short  stop,  and 
at  Washington  a  stop  was  made  for  dinner,  and 
here,  also,  a  large  company  of  Sir  Knights  ami 
ladies  renewed  the  pleasant  acquaintance  of  a  few 


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days  before  during  the  brief  stay.  The  train  ar- 
rived at  Baltimore  at  four  o'clock,  without  further 
incident,  and,  upon  disembarking,  the  Pilgrims 
found  themselves  again  captured  by  the  friendly 
Knights  of  the  monumental  city.  The  visitors 
were  met  by  Beauseant  Commandery,  the  officers 
of  the  Grand  Commandery  of  Maryland,  and  dele- 
gations from  Maryland,  Baltimore,  Monumental 
and  Crusade  Commanderies.  A  large  number  of 
the  Baltimore  Sir  Knights  were  assembled  upon 
the  platform,  and  these  first  gave  a  welcoming 
hand  to  the  visiting  brothers.  The  ladies  accom- 
panying the  party  were  escorted  to  coaches  pro- 
vided for  them  by  the  committee,  and  driven  to 
the  Carrollton  and  Barnum's,  where  quarters  were 
assigned  them.  The  visitors  quickly  formed  in 
line  upon  the  platform,  and  thence  proceeded  to 
the  Charles -street  entrance,  where  Beauseant 
Commandery  was  drawn  up  to  receive  them,  and 
where  the  customary  honors  were  duly  accorded. 
The  line  of  march  was  then  taken  up,  the  escort 
moving  in  the  following  order : 

Platoon  of  Police. 

Fifth  Maiyland  Regiment  Band. 

Maryland  Grand  Encampment  —  Right  Eminent 
Grand  Commander  C.  B.  Kleibacker,  Eminent  Grand 
Generalissimo  Woodward  Abrahams,  Eminent  Grand 
Prelate  Joseph  F.  Hinds,  Eminent  Grand  Senior  War- 
den C.  C.  Isaacs,  Eminent  Grand  Junior  Warden  Wm. 
F.  Cochran,  Eminent  Grand  Treasurer  Charles  W. 
Hatter,    Eminent  Grand  Recorder  Charles  T.   Sisco, 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  Sj 

Past  Grand  Commanders  Henry  W.  Marston,  Wm. 
Tell  Adreon,  Jacob  E.  Krebs  and  F.  J.  S.  Gorgas. 

Beauseant  Commander}^,  N(^  8  —  Thomas  J.  Shrj-- 
ock,  Eminent  Commander;  Harrj'  A.  Barrj',  Generalis- 
simo; George  M.  Taylor,  Captain-General;  John  B. 
Oldershaw,  Senior  Warden  ;  W.  W,  Abrahams,  Junior 
Warden ;  Past  Eminent  Commanders  J.  Kos.  Parker 
and  Frederick  J.  Kugler. 

Maryland  Commandery,  No.  i  —  Past  Eminent  Com- 
manders E.  J.  Oppelt  and  Charles  G.  Edwards. 

Baltimore  Commandery,  No.  2  — W.  E.  Oppelt,  Em- 
inent Commander;  James  S.  Gorman,  Generalissimo; 
Thomas  McCoubray,  Captain  -  General ;  Past  Com- 
manders H.  O.  Reese,  W.  H.  Clark  and  J.  A.  C  Kahler. 

Monumental  Commandery,  No.  3  —  Thos.  W.  Griffin, 
Eminent  Commander;  James  Young,  Generalissimo; 
James  P.  Clark,  Captain-General ;  Past  Commanders, 
J.  L.  Bump,  Charles  McDonald,  Jr.,  and  Franklin 
Hopkins. 

Crusade  Commandery,  No.  5 — S.  R.  Mason,  Eminent 
Commander;  Charles  W.  Webb,  Captain -General ; 
Past  Commanders,  George  H.  Mason,  Joseph  E.  Tyler 
and  Dr.  M.  W.  Donovan. 

In  Baltimore,  as  in  Richmond,  the  welcome  ex- 
tended by  the  Sir  Knights  seemed  to  be  fully 
seconded  by  the  citizens  of  all  classes,  for  the 
visitors  were  cheered  and  made  the  object  of  ova- 
tions all  along  the  line  of  march  to  their  hotels. 
A  reception  and  banquet  were  tendered  the  visi- 
tors in  the  evening  at  Masonic  Temple.  The 
auditorium,  where  the  reception  took  place,  was 
tastefully  decorated  with  banners  and  emblems  of 


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the  Order,  and  upon  the  stage  was  a  beautiful  dis- 
play of  tropical  plants.  Over  the  stage  was  sus- 
pended the  velvet  and  gold  banner  of  Beauseant 
Commandery,  and  below,  a  design  with  the  words : 
"Welcome,  Knights  of  the  Temple."  The  Recep- 
tion Committee  escorted  the  visitors  from  the  hotels 
to  the  Temple,  and  at  nine  o'clock  the  assembly 
was  called  to  order  by  Right  Eminent  Grand  Com- 
mander C.  B.  Kleibacker,  who  spoke  as  follows  : 
"  Knights  of  the  Temple,  we  greet  you.  What 
we  have  anticipated  for  the  past  few  months  we 
realized  this  afternoon  in  receiving,  and  this  even- 
ing in  entertaining  you,  valiant  Soldiers  of  the 
Cross  from  the  East.  The  duty  imposed  upon 
me  is  to  introduce  you  to  our  Fraters.  All  I  can 
say  is,  make  yourselves  feel  and  be  at  home.  All 
of  you  thoroughly  understand  the  meaning  of  this 
term.  And  if,  after  our  few  hours'  entertainment, 
on  your  way  home  you  will  only  remember  that 
you  met  us  in  Baltimore,  we  will  be  more  than 
amply  repaid.  Boston,  we  greet  and  welcome 
you.  Providence  is  with  us,  and  ever  will  be. 
Washington  and  Richmond  entertained  you  ;  Beau- 
seant will  take  care  of  you  on  your  way  to  Pales- 
tine. And  I  have  now  the  pleasure  of  introducing 
to  you  his  honor  Mayor  F.  C.  Latrobe."  The 
mayor,  who  was  greeted  with  applause,  said  : 

MAYOR    LATROBE'S    ADDRESS. 

Sir   Knights,  —  You  have  marched  a  long  distance 
on  this  your  pilgrimage  from  the  North.      You  have 


OF    THE    KXIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  89 

visited  the  capital  of  the  nation,  and  paid  your  respects 
to  the  Great  Father  in  Washington.  You  have  pro- 
ceeded further  South,  and  in  the  capital  of  the  Old 
Dominion  have  been  welcomed  by  the  governor  of 
the  mother  of  States.  On  your  homeward  journey 
you  have  been  pleased  to  halt  at  Baltimore.  I  bid 
you  welcome  to  the  Monumental  Cit}',  and  I  beg  that 
you  will  tarry  with  us  awhile,  and  accept  some  of  our 
Maryland  hospitality.  [Applause.]  The  States  of 
Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island,  from  whence  you 
come,  are  well  known  for  their  prosperity,  and  the 
people  of  those  States  have  a  well-earned  reputation 
for  energ}',  good  citizenship  and  patriotism.  New  Eng- 
land was  the  cradle  in  which  Liberty  was  rocked  in 
this  land;  and  if  we  in  the  South  had  our  Yorktown 
and  Cowpens,  it  was  Massachusetts  which  gave  us  Con- 
cord, Lexington  and  Bunker  Hill.  As  every  good 
Mahometan  expects,  at  one  time  during  his  life,  to  visit 
the  shrine  of  the  great  prophet  at  Mecca,  so  should  all 
good  Americans  make  a  pilgrimage  to  Boston  and  stand 
beneath  the  shadow  of  the  tall  column  which  marks  the 
place  where  the  first  great  battle  for  independence  was 
fought.  Nor  should  the  pilgrimage  end  until  after  a 
visit  to  Annapolis,  in  Maryland,  where,  in  the  Senate 
Chamber  of  the  old  State  House,  General  Washington 
resigned  his  commission  in  the  army,  and  sheathed 
forever  his  victorious  sword.  We  are  especially  glad 
that,  ignoring  the  practice  of  the  Knights  Templar  of 
old,  who  travelled  alone  and  on  horseback,  you  have 
brought  with  you  some  of  the  fair  daughters  of  New 
England.  They  are  doubly  welcome  to  our  city,  and 
all  that  courtesy  or  chivalry  suggest  to  make  the  wel- 
come a  cordial  one  will,  I  know,  be  extended  by  the 


90  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

Knights  Templar  of  Baltimore.  [Applause.]  Coming 
hither  as  pilgrims,  we  hope  that  you  will,  during  the 
evening,  enter  our  tents  and  partake  of  some  refresh- 
ments, after  your  long  and  weary  march.  I  regret, 
however,  to  inform  you  that  the  commissary  department 
of  the  Baltimore  Knighthood  is  somewhat  affected  by 
the  season  of  the  year  in  which  you  have  begun  your 
pilgrimage.  Usually,  it  is  the  terrapin,  the  oyster  and 
the  canvas-back  which  furnish  our  daily  rations,  but 
now  the  two  former  are  replaced  by  a  crustacean  known 
as  the  hard-shell,*  and  the  latter  as  the  soft-shell  crab. 
Both,  I  assure  you,  are  very  palatable,  and  indigenous 
to  the  waters  of  the  Chesapeake.  Nor  will  these  re- 
freshments consist  of  bread  and  meat  alone,  but  after 
awhile  we  shall  propose  that  you  join  with  us  in  pledg- 
ing the  health  of  those  ladies  of  Boston  and  Providence, 
coupling  with  it  those  of  Baltimore,  who  are  present  on 
this  happy  occasion,  when  we  bid  you.  Sir  Knights  of 
New  England,  welcome  to  Baltimore. 

Sir  Knight  George  H.  Burnham,  of  St.  John's 
Commandery,  and  Grand  Generalissimo  of  the 
jurisdiction  of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island, 
responded  on  behalf  of  the  St.  John's  and  De  Molay 
Commanderies.  He  spoke  of  the  general  greeting 
which  had  been  extended  to  them  all  along  the 
line,  and  said  they  never  could  forget  the  hand- 
shaking they  had  received.  Since  leaving  the 
dear  old  scenes  of  home  they  had  been  greeted  by 
knight  after  knight,  and  ladies  too,  all  with  out- 
stretched arms  and  hands.  It  was  quite  a  task  to 
go  through  with  such  a  journey,  but  the  burden 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  91 

had  been  lightened  by  the  residents  of  the  country 
through  which  they  had  passed.  The  speaker 
then  referred  to  the  visit  being  a  return  one  of 
twenty-two  years  ago,  and  spoke  of  there  being 
Sir  Knights  now  in  the  Commandery  who  had 
made  the  first  trip.  "We,"  said  he,  "who  did  not 
make  the  visit,  were  told  of  the  hospitality  of  Vir- 
ginia, and  this  made  us  anxious  to  go.  We  have 
reahzed  that  hospitality."  In  conclusion.  Sir 
Knight  Burnham  referred  to  the  fact  that  he  had 
before  visited  Baltimore,  on  the  occasion  of  the 
triennial  conclave,  and  was  much  pleased  to  have 
an  opportunity  to  renew  the  pleasant  acquaintances 
made  at  that  time.  Mr.  Wm.  S.  Young,  President 
of  the  Corn  and  Flour  Exchange,  was  next  intro- 
duced, and  made  a  happy  speech.  He  said  he  was 
not  a  Mason,  and  therefore  should  call  this  an 
extraordinary  occasion.  The  reason  for  his  not 
being  a  Mason  might  be  because  he  had  been 
brought  up  in  the  country,  where  a  Mason  was 
only  known  as  one  who  built  houses  for  the  people. 
Practically,  therefore,  he  knew  nothing  of  Masonry. 
"I  do  know,"  he  remarked,  "and  I  believe,  your 
institution  will,  at  the  last  great  day,  receive  the 
Divine  greeting  of  'well  done,'  and  can  well  and 
truly  say,  'Now  have  I  finished  the  work  TIkui 
gavest  me  to  do.'  " 

Mr.  Young  proceeded  by  telling  the  visitors 
that  if  the  Sir  Knights  of  Bcauseant  Commandery 
did  not  properly  care  for  them,  all  they  had  to  do 
was  to  put  themselves  under  the  protection  of  the 


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young  men  of  the  Corn  and  Flour  Exchange,  who 
would  show  them  all  that  was  to  be  seen,  even  if 
they  did  belong  to  an  institution  whose  members 
"did  all  the  harm  they  could,  consistent  with 
human  depravity,  to  their  neighbors." 

Sir  Knight  Thomas  J.  Shryock  closed  the  ad- 
dresses of  the  evening  by  welcoming  the  visitors 
in  behalf  of  Beauseant  Commandery,  saying  that 
although  it  might  be  considered  superfluous,  after 
the  remarks  of  Mayor  Latrobe,  he  would  still  be  a 
recreant  to  Beauseant  Commandery  if  he  did  not 
add  a  word  of  welcome  from  the  heart.  For  love 
of  ladies  knights  of  old  did  desperate  deeds  of 
valor,  and  although  we  of  modern  times  cannot 
splinter  a  lance  in  their  behalf,  we  can  say,  at 
least,  that  the  respect  and  esteem  of  knights  of 
old  burns  as  brightly  in  our  hearts  ;  and  while  this 
welcome  may  not  be  as  brilliant  as  those  previously 
accorded  you,  it  is  no  less  hearty.  Following  the 
addresses  the  following  musical  programme  was 
presented  and  listened  to  with  pleasure,  Sir  Harry 
Sanders  being  the  director,  and  Mr.  W.  M.  D.  R. 
Muller  the  accompanist: 

Trio  —  Guai!  se  te  sfiegg  ten    nioto — from  ^Lucretia 
Borgiaj"     ......         Verdi. 

Miss  Amy  Rogers,  Mr.  Harvey  Passapae  and 

Dr.  B.  M.  Hopkinson. 

Solo,  Soprano  —  O  Luce  Di  Buist  Amina,    Donizetti. 

Miss  A.my  Rogers. 

Solo,  Baritone — The  Creole  Lover,    .     Dudley  Buck. 

Dr.  Hopkinson. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  93 

Solo,   Piano  —  Fantasie,  "  Tamihauser"        .         Liszt. 

Mrs.  W.  M.  D.  R.  Muller. 

Solo,  Tenor  —  Pure  is  Her  Soul,'' Mignon,"   Thomas. 

Mr.  Harvey  Passapae. 

A  banquet  followed  in  Corinthian  Hall,  which 
was  decorated  with  evergreens  and  plants.  There 
were  a  number  of  tables  spread,  the  centre  one 
being  in  the  form  of  a  cross.  Plates  were  laid  for 
seven  hundred  guests.  After  the  banquet  there 
was  a  hop,  which  continued  until  early  in  the  morn- 
ing, and  the  evening's  pleasures  were  heartily  en- 
joyed by  all  who  participated  in  them,  notwith- 
standing the  fatigue  incidental  to  the  day's  ride 
and  the  parade  on  arriving  in  the  city.  A  large 
number  of  the  visiting  Sir  Knights  and  their 
ladies  were  astir  early  the  next  morning,  and  took 
a  carriage  drive  in  the  beautiful  suburbs  of  the 
city,  the  line  being  formed  for  the  march  to  the 
station  at  ten  o'clock.  Just  as  the  De  Molays 
were  leaving  their  hotel,  a  magnificent  floral  fac- 
simile of  the  triangular  medal  issued  by  Maryland 
Encampment,  No.  i,  in  1881,  making  a  design 
nearly  three  feet  long  on  either  side,  was  sent  to 
the  Boston  pilgrims  by  the  members  of  Maryland 
Encampment,  and  this  was  carefully  transferred  to 
Boston  by  the  Commandery.  The  train  niDVcd 
out  of  the  Baltimore  depot  amid  the  cheers  of  the 
assembled  Commanderies,  and  reached  Jersey 
City  on  time  without  further  incident,  the  ride 
being  an  intensely  fatiguing  one,  on  account  i)f  the 
great  heat. 


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THE    NEW    YORK    RECEPTION. 

Palestine  Commandery  Offers  Shelter  to  the 
Pilgrims.  —  A  Lunch  at  Masonic  Hall.  —  An 
Enthusiastic  Greeting. — The  Street  Parade. — 
Off  for  Boston. 

THE  special  train  conveying  the  returning  Sir 
Knights  and  their  ladies  reached  Jersey  City 
at  about  four  o'clock,  a  little  ahead  of  schedule 
time,  the  prompt  movement  of  the  party  having 
been  continued  throughout  their  Southern  tour. 
On  crossing  the  ferry,  under  escort  of  a  committee 
from  the  Palestine  Commandery  of  New  York 
City,  the  Sir  Knights  of  the  Command  were  found 
drawn  up  in  line  ready  to  extend  courtesies  to  the 
homeward  bound  pilgrims.  In  West  Street  a  pro- 
cession was  formed,  and  until  Canal  Street  was 
reached  the  Boston  men  marched  ahead.  After 
that  the  New  York  Commandery,  preceded  by 
Arbuckle's  9th  Regiment  Band,  took  the  lead. 
The  line  of  march  was  through  Canal  Street, 
Broadway,  Fourteenth  Street  and  Sixth  Avenue, 
to  the  Masonic  Temple,  at  Twenty-third  Street, 
where  the  Boston  Commandery  was  welcomed  by 
John  A.  Lefferts,  Eminent  Commander  of  the 
Palestine  Commandery.  The  march  was  a  very 
fatiguing  one,  and  few  formalities  were  indulsred  in 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  95 

before  the  Boston  Sir  Knights  were  escorted  to 
the  chapel  of  the  temple,  where  an  elegant  lunch 
had  been  spread.  Such  hospitality  as  was  here 
shown  is  rarely  experienced  by  weary  pilgrims, 
but  its  attractive  features  were  fully  appreciated, 
and  the  heartiest  sociability  was  enjoyed  by  the 
entertainers  and  the  entertained.  After  a  time  an 
attempt  was  made  at  a  semi-formal  interchange  of 
good  wishes,  brief  speeches  being  made  by  Sir 
Knights  George  W.  Walgrove,  Charles  J.  Bliven, 
A.  Wiennett  Peters,  Charles  A.  Atkinson,  Edwin 
Dodd,  Peter  Forrester,  T.  Preston  and  John  Scott, 
of  the  Grand  Commandery ;  Thomas  B.  Rand,  R. 
H.  Brockway,  Edward  S.  Eunson  and  John  F. 
Baldwin,  of  the  Palestine  Commandery  ;  and  Emi- 
nent Commander  F.  G.  Walbridge  and  the  Rev. 
Sir  Knight  J.  W.  Dadmun,  of  the  Boston  Com- 
mandery. These  speeches  were  mainly  of  an 
unreportable  character,  admirable  when  listened 
to,  but  lacking  the  characteristics  to  make  them 
interesting  in  such  a  record  as  this.  Rev.  Sir 
Knight  Dadmun's  response  for  the  l^oston  Com- 
mandery was,  however,  of  a  nature  eminently  suit- 
able to  recall  the  fraternal  sentiments  which  were 
exchanged  by  the  Sir  Knights  of  the  two  cities  on 
this  occasion.     It  was  as  follows  : 

REV.    SIR    KNIGHT    DADMUN's    SPEIXM. 

Eminent  Commander,  —  !  cannot  find  languaf;e  to 
express  to  you,  and  your  Command,  the  gratitude  we 
feel  for  this  magnificent  banquet  you  have  so  kindly 


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spread  before  us.  We  have  heard  of  your  fame,  not 
only  as  wise  and  accomplished  Masons,  but  as  liberal, 
courteous  and  gallant  Knights  Templars.  The  recep- 
tion you  have  given  us  to-day,  on  our  return  from  Rich- 
mond, goes  far  beyond  our  most  sanguine  expectations, 
and  we  assure  you,  as  weary  pilgrims  travelling  from 
afar,  that  we  are  in  just  the  right  mood  to  appreciate 
this  outpouring  of  your  unbounded  hospitality. 

One  of  the  speakers  has  just  said,  "The  De  Molays 
have  taken  Richmond,"  but  I  think  that  Richmond  has 
captured  the  De  Molays ;  and  it  was  on  this  wise : 
Some  three  months  ago  we  received  from  the  Richmond 
Sir  Knights  a  challenge  to  meet  them,  on  Virginia 
soil,  and  decide  one  of  the  grandest  contests  that  ever 
engaged  the  hands  and  hearts  of  valiant  Templars. 
We  promptly  accepted  the  challenge ;  and,  having  the 
choice  of  weapons,  chose  the  greatest  and  most  beauti- 
ful armor  ever  worn  in  mortal  combat,  which  is  Love. 
We  thought  we  could  wield  that  keen  and  penetrating 
lance  as  effectually  as  any  body  of  Templars  that  ever 
marched  out  to  battle.  Armed  and  equipped  as  the 
law  directs,  we  quietly  passed  through  your  city,  and 
were  undisturbed  until  we  reached  Washington. 

The  Sir  Knights  of  the  Capital,  having  heard  that  we 
were  going  to  invade  the  South,  turned  out  en  masse, 
headed  by  the  Washington  De  Molays,  mounted,  and 
nearly  discomfited  us  before  we  reached  our  destina- 
tion. We  recovered,  however,  and  in  good  order  boldly 
marched  into  Old  Virginia ;  but  when  we  reached 
Fredericksburg  we  found  the  Knights  Templars  and  all 
the  men,  women  and  children  drawn  up  in  battle  array, 
the  drums  beating,  cannons  booming,  and  the  grand  old 
flag  of  the  Union  waving  upon  ever)^  hill  and  housetop 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  97 

as  far  as  the  eye  could  see,  determined  to  dispute 
our  progress.  For  full  three  hours  the  strife  went  on, 
until  we  were  forced  to  retreat,  or  run  the  risk  of  having 
for  an  epitaph  :  "  Killed  (by  kindness)  at  Fredericks- 
burg." 

These  skiiTnishes  made  things  lively  for  our  gallant 
little  band,  but  when  we  reached  the  Capital  of  the 
Old  Dominion,  and  saw  the  plumed  cavaliers,  supported 
by  the  artillery  and  infantr}',  and  fifty  thousand  citi- 
zens, w^e  felt  about  as  small  as  did  that  little  Spartan 
band  who  so  heroically  defended  the  pass  of  Thermo- 
pylae. For  four  days,  amid  the  waving  of  banners,  the 
booming  of  cannon,  and  the  illumination  of  fireworks, 
the  glorious  strife  went  on.  We  first  made  one  grand 
attack  all  along  the  lines  —  zhand  to  hand  conoid,  give 
and  take  —  and  I  am  sorry  to  say  that,  on  our  part, 
there  was  more  taken  than  given.  After  a  two  days 
struggle  we  retired  to  our  quarters  and  held  a  council 
of  war.  We  determined  the  next  day  to  mass  our 
forces,  and  make  one  grand  attack  on  their  centre. 
Early  the  next  morning  (it  was  Decoration  Day  in  Rich- 
mond), having  procured  two  beautiful  wreaths  of  fiowers, 
we  surprised  the  whole  city,  even  our  Fraters  of  St. 
John's  Commander}^,  by  moving  out  in  solid  columns 
to  Capitol  Square,  and  there  depositing  one  of  the 
wreaths  at  the  foot  of  the  famous  English  statue  of  that 
Christian  and  hero,  Stonewall  Jackson;  the  other  fioral 
tribute  was  laid  at  the  base  of  Crawford's  grand  statue 
of  the  immortal  Washington  and  his  great  revoliilionary 
compeers.  The  effect  was  irresistable  ;  the  centre  gave 
way  ;  strong  hearts  melted  ;  old  veterans  wept  like  chil- 
dren, and  were  not  ashamed  of  their  tears. 

They  soon    recovered,   however,  from  this  startling 


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surprise,  reformed  their  broken  ranks,  and  made  one 
desperate  onset,  turning  our  right  and  left,  and  com- 
pletely surrounding  us.  They  then  proposed,  as  terms 
of  peace,  an  alliance,  offensive  and  defensive,  to  which 
we  gladly  assented;  and  we  all,  then  and  there,  formed 
a  solid  square,  bound  by  the^ golden  chains  of  Love  and 
Knightly  Chivalry,  which  tieither  sectionalism  fior 
sectarianism  can  ever  penetrate  or  destroy. 

In  a  word,  Sir  Knights,  our  pilgrimage  has  been  one 
grand  series  of  ovations.  At  Richmond,  our  objective 
point,  his  Excellency,  the  Governor,  welcomed  us  in 
one  of  the  grandest  Union  speeches  that  ever  fell  from 
mortal  lips.  His  Honor,  the  Mayor,  followed  him  with 
an  eloquent  address,  "keeping  step  to  the  music  of  the 
Union."  Then  Sir  A.  R.  Courtney,  in  behalf  of  the 
Templars  of  Richmond,  welcomed  us  in  a  ringing 
speech,  full  of  knightly  courtesy  and  good  cheer;  and 
the  women,  as  they  looked  down  upon  us  from  the 
gorgeously  decorated  galleries  of  the  theatre  —  where 
we  were  assembled  —  with  their  sparkling  eyes,  glowing 
cheeks  and  smiling  faces,  seemed  like  angels  from 
heav'en  on  missions  of  love  and  good-will  to  all. 

On  our  return,  we  received  a  most  cordial  and 
knightly  greeting  from  our  Praters  of  the  Monumental 
City ;  and  this  morning,  as  we  were  about  to  leave 
Baltimore,  the  old  Maryland  Commandery,  No.  i,  gave 
us  a  genuine  surprise,  by  presenting  the  De  Molays 
with  an  elaborate  floral  tribute  of  exquisite  beauty  and 
workmanship.  And  last,  but  not  least,  you  have  over- 
whelmed us  with  this  princely  reception.  Again,  in 
behalf  of  the  officers  and  members  of  the  De  Molay 
Commandery  I  sincerely  and  heartily  thank  you." 


OF   THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  99 

Immediately  after  the  close  of  the  sumptuous 
banquet  given  by  Palestine  Commandery,  the  fol- 
lowing telegrams  passed  between  Richmond  and 
New  York : 

New  York,  May  28,  1881. 
Sir  William  B.  Isaacs  : 

From  your  Fraters  of  the  second  colony  of  Virginia. 
All's  well.  You  have  conquered  us  by  the  divine  at- 
tribute of  love.  We  are  your  willing  subjects.  Sec- 
tionalism was  forever  buried  when  our  boys  placed  a 
wreath  on  the  statue  of  the  Christian  and  hero,  Stone- 
wall Jackson. 

J.  W.  DAUMUN. 

De  Molay  Commandery. 

The  following  reply  was  immediately  flashed 
over  the  wires : 

Richmond,  May  28,  1881. 

Rev.  J.  W.  Dadmun,  St.  Nicholas  Hotel,  New  York: 

The  Fraters  of  the  first  colony  send  their  loving  re- 
membrances to  its  conquered  children.  All's  well. 
The  act  of  crowning  made  the  square  solid.  Neither 
sectionalism  nor  sectarianism  can  ever  penetrate  tlie 
household  or  break  the  ties  that  bind  us.     Love  to  all 

hands. 

WILLIAM    B.    1SAAC:S. 

After  this  interchange  of  courtesies  the  line  of 
march  was  reformed,  and  the  Boston  Sir  Knights 
escorted  to  the  St.  Nicholas  ll(jtcl,  where  quarters 
had  been  assigned  them  for  the  night  and  the  fol- 
lowing day.      Upon  the  arrival  of  the  train  at  Jer- 


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sey  City  a  special  committee  had  received  the 
ladies  of  the  visiting  Sir  Knights,  and  they  were 
escorted  to  carriages,  and  driven  immediately  to 
the  hotel,  where  they  were  entertained  at  lunch 
by  the  ladies  of  the  Sir  Knights  of  the  Palestine 
Commandery.  After  dining  the  Boston  Sir  Knights 
were  the  guests  of  individual  members  of  the 
Palestine  Commandery,  and  the  same  courtesies 
were  extended  during  the  morning  of  the  Sunday 
following.  At  about  four  o'clock  on  Sunday  after- 
noon a  large  delegation  from  the  Palestine  Com- 
mandery met  the  Boston  Sir  Knights  at  the  St. 
Nicholas,  and  without  music  of  any  kind,  in  com- 
pliance with  the  city  ordinances,  took  the  return- 
ing pilgrims  under  escort  to  the  Fall  River  boat, 
where  friendly  parting  greetings  were  exchanged, 
and  the  Boston  Sir  Knights  turned  their  ways  to 
the  Hub,  passing  a  pleasant  night  on  the  Sound, 
breakfasting  on  board  the  boat,  and  then,  by  special 
train  for  Boston,  arriving  home  at  about  nine 
o'clock,  and  landing  at  the  Old  Colony  Depot  in 
a  flood  of  sunshine,  which  made  the  city  look  even 
more  attractive  than  usual  to  the  wandering  pil- 
grims. 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  10! 


THE    HOME    RECEPTION. 

The  Boston  Commandery  Extends  a  Cordial 
Greeting. — A  Street  Parade  and  Banquet. — 
The  Welcome  Speeches  and  Congratulations.  — 
The  De  Molays  Dismissed. 

ON  the  arrival  of  the  train  the  Sir  Knights  of 
the  De  Molay  Encampment  found  the  Bos- 
ton Commandery  of  ten  companies  drawn  up  to 
receive  them,  and  upon  forming  in  line  the  usual 
courtesies  \vere  exchanged.  The  roster  of  the 
Boston  Commandery  on  this  occasion  was  as  fol- 
lows : 

Sir  J.  Francis  Lotts,  Eminent  Commander. 

"  John  L.  Stevenson,   Generalissimo. 

"  Edwin  Wright,   Captain- Gefiera I. 

"  Rev.  John  P.  Bland,  Prelate. 

"  Eugene  H.  Richards,  Senior   Warden,  in  Com- 
mand of  the  Lines. 

"  James  M.  Gleason,  Junior  Warden. 

"  William  Sawyer,  Acting  Treasurer. 

"  Zeph.  H.  Thomas,  Recorder. 

"  Edward  Storer,  Acting  Standard  Bearer. 

"  Joshua  F.  Sampson,  Sword  Bearer. 

"  William  A.  Bunton,    Warder. 

"  George  W.  Bunton,  T/iird  Guard. 

"  Eugene  A.  Holton,  Second  Guard. 


I02 


SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 


Sir  Edward  Coggins,  First  Guard. 

"  Charles  F.  Atwood,  First  Assistant  Guard. 

"  William  L.  Lathrop,  Seco?id  Assistant  Guam. 

"  Charles  H.  Baldwin,  Third  Assistant  Guard. 

"  John  B.  Rhodes,  Musical  Director. 

"  Alex.  K.  Bryer,  Armorer. 

"  Benjamin  F.  Nourse,  Sentinel. 


CAPTAINS    OF    COMPANIES. 


First  Company, 

Second 

Third 

Fourth 

Fifth 

Sixth 

Seventh 

Eighth 

Ninth 

Tenth 

On  the  staff  of  Em 


Sir  George  E.  Hall. 

"  Wm.  H.  Burroughs. 

"  John  H.  North. 

"  Edgar  F.  Hunt. 

"  John  S.  Damrell, 

"  Henry  N.  Sawyer. 

"  George  G.  Stratton. 

"  Chas.  O.  Burrill. 

"  Wm.  H.  Pattee. 

"  Thomas  F.  Temple. 


inent  Commander  Lotts  were 
Eminent  Sirs  Samuel  Mason,  Jr.,  and  John  H. 
Upham,  Past  Commanders  of  Boston  Commandery, 
and  the  following-named  Eminent  Sir  Knights, 
members  of  the  Massachusetts  Union  of  Knights 
Templars  Commanders,  of  which  Eminent  Com- 
mander Lotts  is  President,  namely :  Eminent  Sir 
S.  A.  Bolster,  Past  Commander  of  Joseph  Warren 
Commandery ;  Eminent  Sir  C.  C.  Bixby,  Eminent 
Commander  of  Bay  State  Commandery  ;  Eminent 
Sirs  Baalis  Sanford  and  Edward  Parker,  Jr.,  Past 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  103 

Commanders  of  Bay  State  Commandery  ;  Eminent 
Sir  George  W.  Kingman,  Eminent  Commander  of 
St.  Omer  Commandery ;  Eminent  Sir  Loring  L. 
Fuller,  Past  Commander  of  Hugh  De  Pay  en 
Commandery ;  Eminent  Sir  Henry  S.  Bunton, 
Eminent  Commander  of  Cyprus  Commandery ; 
and  Eminent  Sir  E.  H.  Doolittle,  Past  Commander 
of  William  Parkman  Commandery.  Sir  Charles 
E.  Pierce,  Senior  Warden  of  St.  Omer  Command- 
ery, was  also  upon  the  staff  by  invitation.  The 
parade  of  the  two  Commands  was  through  Dover 
and  Washington  Streets,  Chester  Square,  Colum- 
bus Avenue  and  Berkeley  Street  to  Odd  Fellows' 
Hall,  where  an  elegant  banquet  had  been  spread 
for  the  returned  pilgrims.  After  seats  had  been 
taken,  Eminent  Commander  Lotts  called  for  order, 
and  Prelate  J.  P.  Bland  asked  a  blessing.  After 
a  brief  welcome  from  the  Commander,  the  good 
things  provided  by  Caterer  Tufts  were  duly  dis- 
cussed, and  then  order  was  again  restored  by  Em- 
inent Commander  Lotts,  who  gave  as  a  toast  to 
the  guests  of  the  occasion,  "  The  De  Molay  Com- 
mandery—  may  the  good  fellowship  e.xisting  now 
between  its  members  and  those  of  the  Boston 
Commandery  exist  till  time  shall  be  no  more." 
The  Commander  then  called  upon  Sir  Knight 
William  H.  Kent,  Grand  Commander  of  the  Ku- 
campment  of  Massachusetts  and  Rhode  Island, 
who  spoke  as  follows  : 


I04  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

GRAND    COMMANDER    KENT'S    SPEECH. 

Most  Eminent  Grand  Commander,  as  I  am  here  in 
the  capacity  of  a  welcomer  rather  than  one  who  is  to 
be  welcomed,  it  gives  me  much  pleasure  to  see  you  on 
such  a  joyous  occasion  as  this.  I  wish  I  could  find 
words  adequate  to  express  the  feelings  with  which  I 
and  the  Boston  Commandery  greet  you  here  to-day, 
on  your  return  from  a  pilgrimage,  every  step  of  which 
has  seemed  to  be  an  ovation,  during  which  I  am 
glad  to  know  that  there  has  no  casualty  occurred, 
and  from  which  you  have  all  returned  well  and  happy. 
[Applause.] 

There  will  be  those,  at  any  rate,  who  have  read 
accounts  in  the  papers  the  last  ten  days,  which  have 
sneeringly  asked  why  we  dignify  occasions  of  this  char- 
acter, and  what  there  is,  after  all,  so  grand  in  Masonry. 
They  say  that  we  get  together,  and  go  through  some 
secret  performance  and  they  do  not  know  what,  and 
that  appears  to  be  all  that  there  is.  Well,  God  bless 
them,  they  are  not  to  blame  for  being  ignorant  on  such 
a  subject  as  Masonry.  We  only  pray  that  they  may 
yet  receive  further  light,  or  have  more  charity  till  they 
do.  But,  in  answer  to  some  of  these  cavillers,  I  ask 
you  what  is  the  result  of  your  pilgrimage  ?  What  have 
you  brought  back  ?  Have  you  brought  back  a  larger 
knowledge  of  men  and  things  ?  Has  humanity  been 
broadened ;  your  sensibilities  quickened  ?  Have  you 
a  higher  respect  for  this  grand  old  organization  of  ours  ? 
Do  you  come  back  with  a  determination  to  live  more 
conscientiously  its  precepts.  Aye ;  have  you  done  any- 
thing to  soften  local  differences,  and  allay  political 
prejudices  ?  Why,  I  hear  the  affirmative  answer  going 
up  with  a  shout  that  makes  the  welkin  ring!     [Ap- 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  10$ 

plause.]  And  has  not  your  pilgrimage  been  a  success 
in  the  best  sense  of  the  word  ?  [Applause.]  If  any- 
thing is  typified  by  this  memorial  day  on  which  we  meet 
— a  day  set  apart  to  honor  those  who  died  in  defence  of 
the  union  of  these  States — if  any  principle  is  illustrated 
by  your  expedition  and  pilgrimage,  it  is  the  principle  on 
which  hangs  all  the  law  and  the  prophets ;  the  princi- 
ples of  peace,  love  and  good-will.  The  essential  prin- 
ciple of  Masonry  has  been  the  principle  of  Christianity. 
We  want  more  of  it;  we  want  better  to  live  it,  and 
illustrate  it.  It  is  the  thing  that  we  have  brought  home 
with  us.  All  we  have  from  other  great  sources  shall 
fail.  Prophecy  shall  fail,  tongues  shall  cease,  know- 
ledge shall  vanish  away;  but  Christian  and  Masonic 
love,  charity  and  good-will,  these  shall  all  endure  for- 
ever and  forever.  [Enthusiastic  applause.]  The  things 
we  glory  in,  the  thing  we  feel  reason  to  delight  in,  is 
love.  The  heavy  burden  under  which  we  have  been 
will  one  day  from  our  weary  shoulders  move,  and  one 
thing  alone  shall  remain  :  that  thing  is  love.  All  beauty 
fades  ;  the  lustre  of  human  eyes  grows  dim  ;  the  glories 
of  nature  pass  away ;  and  we  hear  only  one  voice,  as 
one  hears  the  sad  farewell  of  a  friend.  There  is  only 
one  sweet  thing,  and  that  is  love.  And  when  memory 
alone  remains  to  us,  and  there  is  no  refuge  on  a 
mother's  knee  for  us  who  have  grown  old  and  sad  with 
care  and  pain,  brotherless  and  sisterless,  on  our  way 
to  that  dark  house  from  whence  we  shall  not  return, 
there  is  only  one  thing  that  hath  no  end ;  tlK-re  is 
nothing  but  love.  [Applause.]  God  bless  us  all,  and 
make  us  wiser  and  purer  and  better  ior  lliis  tiling. 
[Great  applause.] 


I06  SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA 

Following  this  address,  the  reorganized  Temple 
Quartet  —  Messrs.  George  J.  Parker,  George  W. 
Want,  H.  A.  Cooke  and  A.  C,  Ryder  —  sang  a 
selection,  and  then  Eminent  Commander  F.  G. 
Walbridge,  of  the  De  Molays,  was  introduced,  and, 
after  being  greeted  with  three  rousing  cheers  from 
the  members  of  the  Boston  Command,  briefly 
returned  his  thanks  for  the  courtesies  extended  to 
the  De  Molays  on  their  return  home,  saying  that, 
though  they  were  weary  pilgrims  travelling  from 
afar,  and  over  a  route  that  had  been  but  a  series 
of  ovations  from  the  start,  such  a  knightly  greet- 
ing as  that  given  by  the  Boston  Command  was 
sufficient  to  make  all  memories  of  fatigue  vanish, 
and  give  renewed  strength  and  vigor,  by  reason  of 
the  kindly  feeling  it  exhibited  between  the  two 
encampments.  In  closing  he  introduced  Rev.  Sir 
Knight  Dadmun,  prelate  of  the  pilgrimage,  who 
made  one  of  his  happiest  efforts  on  this  occasion. 
In  returning  thanks  for  the  knightly  greeting  given 
this  Commandery,  the  speaker  said  that  though 
for  the  past  ten  days  the  De  Molays  had  been 
welcomed  and  toasted  on  all  occasions,  none  of 
these  ovations  had  touched  his  heart  as  had  that 
of  the  morning  from  the  Boston  Commandery,  the 
mother  of  the  De  Molay.  Calling  for  three  cheers 
for  the  Boston  Commandery,  they  were  given  with 
a  will  by  the  De  Molays.  Continuing,  the  speaker 
said  :  "  You  may  judge  that  we  have  taken  Rich- 
mond, but  I  assure  you  it  is  not  so,  for  Richmond 
has  captured  us.     Her  challenge  of  three  months 


OF    THE    KNIGHTS    TEMPLARS.  lOJ 

ago  was  duly  accepted,  and  the  choice  of  time  and 
place  being  given  us,  we  chose  May  19  and  the 
city  of  Richmond,  the  weapon  to  be  love.  A  fair 
day's  fight  was  engaged  in,  and  the  conflict  began. 
We  felt,  on  a  Thursday  morning,  when,  without 
parade  or  ostentation,  we  decorated  the  monument 
of  the  Christian  and  hero,  Stonewall  Jackson  — 
we  felt  that  the  battle  was  ours.  Not  so,  however, 
for  with  redoubled  exertions  they  renewed  the 
contest  and  we  were  captured,  but  allowed  to  re- 
turn home  on  parole,  with  orders  to  return  again 
as  soon  as  possible.  So  you  see.  Sir  Knights,  we 
are  but  prisoners  of  war,  whipped  out  and  out  by 
the  weapon  of  love."  The  speaker  then  recalled 
the  events  of  the  "pilgrimage,"  and  the  experi- 
ences ot  the  pilgrims  in  the  various  cities,  making 
a  special  reference  to  the  fact  that,  in  all  the  ova- 
tions, the  women  had  been  foremost,  to  him  a 
conclusive  evidence  that  the  hearts  of  the  brothers 
and  fathers  were  in  the  words  of  welcome  extended 
to  the  De  Molays.  Referring  to  the  reception  in 
New  York,  the  speaker  said:  "The  Sir  Knights 
of  Palestine  Commandery  are  the  liveliest  set  of 
men  I  ever  met,  and  can  get  up  more  steam  in  five 
minutes  than  any  engine  in  the  universe."  Here 
a  "sky  rocket"  was  given,  a  "fizz — boom — a — h" 
affair  peculiar  to  the  New  York  Commandery.  In 
closing,  the  speaker  said :  "  We  had  no  idea  of  the 
welcome  we  should  receive  at  the  South,  but  we 
have  had  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  times  any  set 
of  boys  ever  had,  and   I   feel  as  young  as  any  of 


I08       SECOND    PILGRIMAGE    TO    VIRGINIA,  ETC. 

them."  The  quartet  then  sang  again,  and  subse- 
quently short  but  apt  speeches  were  made  by 
Generalissimo  John  L.  Stevenson,  Sir  Knight 
Henry  C.  Barnabee,  Sir  Knight  S.  K.  Rich,  of  the 
Palestine  Commandery  of  New  York,  who  an- 
nounced that  he  had  telegraphed  his  Commander 
that  he  had  seen  the  De  Molays  safely  home.  Past 
Eminent  Commander  Wyzeman  Marshall,  of  the 
Boston  Commandery,  Captain-General  George  F. 
Wright,  of  the  De  Molays,  and  Captain-General 
Edwin  Wright,  of  the  Boston  Commandery,  After 
the  interchange  of  friendly  greetings,  the  line  of 
march  was  again  formed,  and  the  column  pro- 
ceeded to  the  soldiers'  monument  on  the  Common, 
where  a  halt  was  made,  and  Eminent  Commander 
Walbridge,  of  the  De  Molay  Commandery,  placed 
the  elegant  floral  offering  of  the  Maryland  Com- 
mandery of  Baltimore  upon  the  base  of  the  statue, 
making  this  use  of  the  tribute,  in  accordance  with 
the  general  desire  of  the  De  Molay  Commandery. 
The  march  was  then  resumed  to  Masonic  Temple, 
where  the  line  was  dismissed,  and  the  second  pil- 
grimage to  Richmond  ended. 


APPENDIX. 


APPENDIX 


ROSTER  — RICHMOND    COMMANDERY,    No.    2,    K.  T. 
(May  23,  1S81.) 

Eminent  Sir  Wm.  T.  Allen,  Commander. 
Sir  I.  S.  Tower,  Generalissimo,  elected  Eminent  Com- 
mander June  17. 

"    J.    Thompson    Brown,    Captain-General,    elected 
Generalissimo  June  17. 

'*    J.    F.    Mayer,    Prelate,   elected    Captain-General 
June  17. 

"    M.  W.  Yarrington,  Senior   Warden,  elected  Pre- 
late June  17. 

"    Jas.  H.  Capers,    Junior   Warden,  elected  Senior 
Warden  June  17. 

"    R.  E.  Macomber,   Treasurer,  re-elected  Treasurer 
June  17. 

"    C.  F.  Danforth,  Recorder. 

"    Geo.   a.  Ainslie,   Standard  Bearer,  re-appointed 
Standard  Bearer  June  17. 

"    A.    R.    Courtney,   Sword  Bearer,   elected   Junior 
Warden  June  17. 

"    B.  F.  Howard,  Warder,  appointed  Sword  Bearer 
June  17. 

,,     ^     „     ™  (  aijpointcd  Warder 

"    J.  E.  Tyler,         ^  j„„^  ,7. 

"    Chas.  a.  West,    '  Guards,  {  appointed  (iuard     " 
"    W.  Ellis  Jones,  ) 

"    D.    B.    Collins,  Captain  of  Guard,  re -appointed 
Captain  of  Guard  June  17. 


112 


APPENDIX. 


PAST   COMMANDERS. 

Eminent  Sir  L.  L.  Bass. 

"  "    John  F.  Regnault. 

"     A.  S.  Lee. 
"  "    Jas.  a.  Scott. 

honorary  members. 


De     Molay    Commander)'', 
Boston,  Mass. 

St.    John's     Commandery, 
Providence,  R.  I. 


Eminent  Commander, 
Generalissimo, 
Captain-General, 
Eminent  Commander, 
Generalissimo, 
Captain-General, 
Sir  E.  R.  Cheney,  De  Molay  Commandery,  Boston. 
"    F.    L.    Gilman,   Coeur   de    Leon   Commandery, 

Boston. 
"    John  Scott,  Morton  Commandery,  New  York. 
"    Wm.    Allen,    Richmond    Commandery,    Rich- 
mond, Va. 
"    Jas.  Evans,  Richmond  Commandery,  Richmond, 
Va. 


sir  knights. 


Sir  John  Adam. 
"  A.  A.  Allen. 
"  Jas.  W.  Archer. 
"  Aug.  Arsell,  Jr. 
"  H.  A.  Atkinson. 
"  A.  S.  Bacon. 
"  D.  G.  Baker. 
"   Isbon  Benedict. 
"  C.  P.  Bigger. 
"  W.  W.  Baldwin. 


Sir  I.  D.  Briggs. 

"  Geo.  H.  Bright. 

"  Francis  J.  Boggs. 

"  Alex.  M.  Brownell. 

"  Frank  Barrows. 

"  Ro.  Caruthers. 

"  J.  A.  Chambliss. 

"  Maurice  Clagett. 

"  Geo.  L.  Clarke. 

"  R.  N.  Crooks. 


APPENDIX. 


113 


Sir  Thos.  M.  Cullino:s\vorth.  SirWm.  Krouse. 


Wm.  Cullingsworth. 
Judson  Cunningham. 
Wm.  Davis. 
P.  S.  Derbyshire. 
J.  S.  Dodson. 
R.  H.  Duesberry.     Ap- 
pointed Second  Guard 
June  17. 

C.  C.  T.  Duncker. 
John  E.  Edwards. 
Wm.  Ellison. 
Maurice  Evans. 
S.  M.  G.  Fisher.  Elected 
Recorder  June  17. 
S.  G.  Flournoy. 
John  Frey. 

W.  J.  Gentr}'.  Appointed 
Third  Guard  June  17. 
John  W.  Gill. 
B.  W.  Gillis. 
W.  H.  Glasscock. 
Thos.  H.  Gunn. 
Jos.  Hall. 
M.  P.  Handy. 
Chas.  H.  Harvey. 

B.  C.  Hartsoak. 
Geo.  A.  Hundley. 
Wm.  B.  Isaacs,  Jr. 
S.  B.  Jacobs. 

C.  C.  Johnson. 
W.  T.  King. 
Shirlev  King. 


"  R.  T.  Lacy. 

"  N.  M.  Lee. 

"  Wm.  P.  Lee. 

"   Chas.  Lundin. 

"  John  McFarland. 

"   A.  C.  Maynard. 

"   R.  Maynard. 

"  John  J.  Montague. 

"  Alex.  McRae. 

"  Henry  T.  Miller. 

"  John  T.  Moore. 

"  John  E.  Morris. 

"  Wm.  A.  Moss. 

"  Wm.  Murray. 

"  John  A.  Netherland. 

"  Jones  A.  Otey. 

"  R.  M.  J.  Faynter. 

"   H.  L.  Pelouze. 

"  Wetherill  Peterson. 

"  John  Perry. 

"  H.  F.  Phillips. 

"  Wm.  C.  Price. 

"   C.  W.  Purcell. 

"   Ro.  E.  Richardson. 

"  Wm.  F.  Richardson. 

"  Jas.  E.  Riddick. 

"  W.  A.  Robinson. 

'<  John  T.  Rogers. 

"   Henry  W.  Kountree. 

«'   Frank  M.  Sherry. 

"   K.  H.  Simpson. 

"  John  T.  Sizer. 


114 


APPENDIX. 


Sir  I.  T.  Smith. 

"  Ellis  C.  Stacy. 

"  J.  M.  Stevens. 

"  S.  B.  Sutherland. 

'*  John  I.  Stevenson. 

"  Allen  Talbatt. 

"  Chas.  H.  Talbatt. 

"  E.  B.  Taylor. 

"  H.  Selden  Taylor. 

"  Geo.  C.  Vanderslice. 

"  A.  J.  Vaughan. 

"  Henry  Wall. 


Sir  Isaac  N.  Walker. 

"  G.  A.  Wallace. 

"  A.  W.  Weddell. 

"  O.  F.  Weisiger. 

"  W.  H.  Weisiger. 

"  A.  B.  Wells. 

"  W.  T.  West. 

"  Wm.  E.  Wiatt. 

"  J.  R.  Williams. 

"  John  W.  Wright. 

"  Wm.  A.  Wyatt. 


ROSTER  OF  COMMANDERY  OF  ST.  ANDREW,  No.  13, 
OF   RICHMOND,   VIRGINIA. 

(May,  1S81.) 

OFFICERS. 


Eminent  Sir  Thomas  Jefferson  Evans,   Commander. 
Sir  Jos.  Virginius  Bidgood,    Generalissimo. 

"  John  Jefferson  Wright,  Captai?i- General. 
Rev.  Sir  Wm.  C.  Schaeffer,  Prelate. 
Sir  Elbert  Cellers  Walthall,  Senior  Warden. 

"   George  Washington  Poe,  junior  Warden. 

"   George  Boardman  Steel,   Treasurer. 
Right  Eminent  Sir  Wm.  Bryan  Isaacs,  Recorder. 
Sir  Wm.  Overton  English,  Standard  Bearer. 


APPENDIX. 


I  1 


Sir  Howard  Swineford,  Sword  Bearer. 
"  Wm.    M.  Netherland,   Warder. 
"  Dennis  B.  Collins,  Captain  Guard. 


PAST   COMMANDERS. 

Right  Eminent  Wm.  Bryan  Isaacs,  Past  Grand  Com- 
mander. 
Eminent  Wm.  Elam  Tanner. 


members. 


A.  G.  Babcock. 
C.  W.  P.  Brock. 
John  P.  Bargamin. 
Henry  Bochmer. 
A.  B.  Bigelow. 
Henry  Bodeker. 
R.  W.  Bidgood. 
L.  D.  Crenshaw,  Jr. 
James  D.  Crump. 
Luther  D.  Camp. 

E.  A.  Chalkley. 
Samuel  D.  Davies. 
Frank  D.  Dunlop. 
Rev.  Geo.  W.  Dame,  Jr. 

F.  C.  Ebell. 
A.  L.  Fugua. 
A.  W.  Garber. 
Joseph  F.  Gibson. 
R.  H.  M.  Harrison. 
John  R.  Johnson. 
John  E.  Laughton,  J  r. 


Henry  W.  Murray. 
Oscar  M.  Marshall. 
Warner  Moore. 
C.  W.  Macfarlane, 
N.  C.  Newton. 
E.  T.  Parham. 
James  D.  Patton. 
J.  W.  Penick. 
George  W.  Robinson. 
Wm.  D.  Rice. 
R.  B.  Swead. 
Frank  D.  Steger. 
George  P.  Stacy. 
Jo.  Lane  Stern. 
W.  Hamilton  Sands. 
Edgar  D.  Taylor. 
James  T.  Vaughan. 
Cliarles  E.  Worlhain. 
Samuel  B.  Witt. 
G.  Waddy  Wilde. 


Il6  APPENDIX. 

ROSTER   OF   ST.  JOHN'S   COMMANDERY,   No.  i. 

Sir  Geo.  H.  Rhodes,  Eminent  Com^nander. 

"   Jas.  C.  Lester,  Generalissimo. 

"   G.  L.  Shepley,   Captahi- General. 
Eminent  Sir  A.  H.  Cushman,  Prelate. 
Sir  Pardon  Wilbur,  Senior   Warden. 

"   Jno.   Heathcote,   Junior   Warden. 

"   Jno,  G.   Massie,   Treasurer. 

"   Wm.  H.  Perry,  Recorder. 

"   C.  M.  Sheldon,  Sword  Bearer. 

"   W.  C.  Hammond,  Standard  Bearer. 

"    D.  B.  Davis,    Warder. 

guards. 

Jno.  M.  Buffinton,  W.  H.  Sherman. 

W.  A.  Wheaton. 

PAST    EMINENT    COMMANDERS. 

Eminent  Sir  Newton  D.  Arnold. 
"  W.  E.  Husband. 

"  Geo.  H.  Burnham. 

"  Stillman  White. 

sir  knights. 

Sir  T.  F.  Arnold.  Sir  A.  Coville. 

"  G.  M.  Ardoene.  "  H.  A.  Claflin. 

"  A.  L.  Bliss.  "  R.  Chadwick. 

"  J.  E.  Brown.  "  A.  B.  Gardiner. 

"  J.  H.  Belcher.  "  C.  E.  Harris. 

"  G.  F.  Battey.  "  J.  G.  Hastings. 

"  W.  R.  Bodfish.  "  R.  H.  Hall. 

"  C.  E.  Bourne.  "  B.  F.  Kingsbury. 


APPENDIX. 


1  1 


Sir  C.  Law. 

"  C.  Lawton. 

"  C.  Monsell. 

"  O.  M.  Mitchell. 

"  M.  Ogden. 

"  J.  G.  Pearce. 

"  W.  F.  Dillaby. 

"  D.  N.  Davis. 

"  P.  S.  Dobson. 

"  H.  B.  Dexter. 

"  C.  H.  Dunham. 

"  L.  H.  Eddy. 

«  T.  D.  Elsbree. 

"  J.  R.  Fales. 

"  G.  M.  Freeborn. 


Sir  G.  Fuller. 
"   C.  Gorton. 
"   T.  M.  Rounds. 
"   F.  J.  Rice. 
■'    S.  D.  Spink. 
"    S.  B.  Swan. 
"   A.  Thompson. 
"   L.  H.  Tillinghast. 
"   J.  F.  Utton. 
"   J.  A.  Whaley. 
"   W.  L.  Walker. 
"   P.  T.  Washburn. 
"   Ira  Winsor. 
"   W.  R.  Walker. 


LADIES. 


Mrs.  Jno.  Heathcote. 

"     Chas.  Monsell. 
Miss  Mattie  Gorton. 
Mrs.  A.  Waterman. 
Miss  F.  Waterman. 
Mrs.  N.  D.  Arnold. 

'•     J.  C.  Lester. 

"     A.  L.  Bliss. 
Miss  Ella  Bliss. 

"     Anna  Copeland. 
Mrs.  J.  E.  Brown. 

"     W.  L.  ^^'alker. 

"     S.  D.  Spink. 
Mrs.  T.  F.  Arnold. 


Mrs.  C.  Law. 

"     P.  Wilbur. 

"  S.  White. 
Miss  A.  White. 
Mrs.  C.  J.  Pullen. 

"     S.  B.  Swan. 

"     C.  H.  Dunham. 

"     A.  Thompson. 

"     W.  H.  Sherman. 

"     J.  G.  Hastings. 

"     A.  (  oville. 

"     F.  J.  Rice. 

"     O.M.Mitchell. 


Il8  APPENDIX. 


Fraternal    Greetings    to    Columbia    Commandery, 
No.  2,  from  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Boston. 


^n    QDIIcTnoiriaiTi. 


Sir  James  Abram  Garfield,  late  President  of 
the  United  States,  was  shot  and  mortally  wounded 
by  an  assassin  in  the  city  of  Washington,  July  2, 
1 88 1,  and,  after  suffering  intensely  for  nearly  eighty 
days,  with  that  cheerful  Christian  fortitude  which 
added  the  crowning  lustre  to  his  great  and  beau- 
tifully rounded  character,  departed  this  life, 
September  19,  aged  forty-nine  years  and  ten 
months,  and  was  buried  at  Cleveland,  Ohio, 
September  26,    1881. 

Princes  and  rulers  in  all  parts  of  the  world 
delighted  to  honor  him,  during  his  great  sufferings, 
with  telegrams  of  heart-felt  sympathy,  and  fervent 
prayers  for  his  recovery;  and  when  he  died  the 
civilized  world  was  draped  in  mourning.  It  is 
generally  conceded  that  no  chief  magistrate,  of 
this  or  any  other  nation,  ever  died  so  universally 
esteemed  and  beloved  as  was  our  brother  and  Sir 
Knight,  whose  life  and  death  we  now  commemo- 
rate by  dedicating  these  pages  to  his  memory. 

We,  as  a  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars, 
have  special  reasons  for  recording  our  high  appre- 
ciation of  his  knightly  courtesy,   which  was   ex- 


APPENDIX. 


119 


tended  to  us  when  we  were  passing  through  the 
Capital  on  a  pilgrimage  to  Richmond,  only  six 
weeks  before  he  was  assassinated.  On  arriving  at 
Washington,  May  20,  in  company  with  St.  John's 
Commandery  of  Providence,  we  were  royally  re- 
ceived by  the  Knights  Templars  of  the  city,  in- 
cluding Columbia  Commandery,  No.  2,  of  which 
President  Garfield  was  a  member,  and  by  his  kind- 
ness the  five  Commanderies  in  line  were  admitted 
within  the  grounds  in  front  of  the  White  House, 
and  were  reviewed  by  him.  The  next  day  he 
personally  received  and  cordially  greeted  us  within 
the  Executive  Mansion.  His  noble,  manly  form, 
as  he  stood  before  us  on  that  occasion,  and  the 
hearty  shake  of  his  generous  hand,  are  reminis- 
cences which  can  never  be  effaced. 

We  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  following 
resolutions  : 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  express  our  profouiul  sor- 
row that  our  dear  brother,  Sir  James  Abram  (jurfield, 
should  be  cut  down  by  the^  hand  of  a  political  fanatic 
in  a  time  of  peace,  and  so  soon  after  he  had  obtained 
the  loftiest  position  in  the  gift  of  his  country.  And  yet 
we  rejoice  that  he  has  not  lived  in  vain.  His  cahn 
resoluteness,  his  undaunted  perseverance,  his  native 
dignity,  his  consistent  demeanor,  his  unsullied  integrity, 
his  faith  in  God  and  his  hope  in  immortality  will  remain 
a  rich  legacy  for  his  family,  our  Fraternity,  and  the 
nation  he  honored  and  loved  so  well. 

Resolved,  That  we  tender  the  venerable  mother,  the 
devoted  wife  and  the  bereaved  children  our  ilccp  and 
9 


I20  APPENDIX. 

tender  sympathy ;  and  we  devoutly  pray  that  the  same 
noble,  Christian  fortitude,  which  was  manifested  by 
Mrs.  Garfield  during  the  trials  and  sufferings  of  her 
beloved  husband,  and  which  has  made  her  name  illus- 
trious in  all  the  world,  may  continue  to  support  her  in 
the  multiplied  cares  and  sorrows  which  must  press 
heavily  upon  her. 

Resolved,  That  we  send  mournful,  and  yet  cordial 
greetings  to  our  Fraters  of  Columbia  Commandery, 
No.  2,  and  sincerely  condole  with  them  the  irreparable 
loss  of  the  renowned  Hero,  Statesman  and  Freemason, 
Sir  James  Abram  Garfield,  President  of  the  United 
States. 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 

Boston,  October  19,  1SS2. 


COMPLIMENTARY   TESTIMONIAL 

TO 

RICHMOND  COMMANDERY,   No.  2,  K.  T., 

of    richmond,   va., 
From  De  Molay  Commandery,  K.  T.,of  Boston,  Mass. 


Whereas,  In  response  to  a  very  cordial  invita- 
tion extended  to  them  by  Richmond  Commandery, 
No.  2,  and  the  Commandery  of  St.  Andrew,  No.  13, 
both  of  Richmond,  Virginia,  the  De  Molay  Com- 
mandery of  Boston  visited  the  city  of  Richmond, 
May    23,    1 88 1,  and   vv^ere   entertained   with  that 


APPENDIX.  121 

knightly   hospitality  for   which   their    Praters    of 
Virginia  are  justly  celebrated,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  tender  the  Sir  Knights  of 
Richmond  our  sincere  and  hearty  thanks  for  the  princely 
manner  in  which  they  received  us,  and  the  unbounded 
hospitality  so  magnanimously  extended  to  us  and  our 
ladies,  during  the  four  days  we  sojourned  in  that  beau- 
tiful city;  and  that  our  former  high  estimate  of  Southern 
hospitality,  created  by  the  most  intimate  fraternal  rela- 
tions between  Knights  Templars  of  Richmond  and 
Boston,  extending  over  a  period  of  twenty-three  years, 
has  been  more  than  realized ;  and  the  new  members  of 
our  Commandery,  who  accompanied  us  on  this  second 
pilgrimage,  substantially  declare,  "  The  half  was  never 
told." 

Resolved,  That  the  elegant  and  costly  Knights  Tem- 
plars' sword,  presented  to  De  Molay  Commandery  by 
our  Richmond  Sir  Knights,  surpasses  anything  of  the 
kind  we  have  ever  had  the  pleasure  of  receiving ;  and 
that  words  are  inadequate  to  express  the  gratitude  we 
feel  for  this  golden  pledge  of  knightly  courtesy  and 
brotherly  affection.  Its  keen,  bright  and  beautiful  blade 
will  remind  us  of  the  valor,  heroism  and  knightly  chiv- 
alry of  the  donors ;  and  we  hereby  pledge  our  sacred 
honor,  as  Knights  Templars,  that  while  we  shall  pre- 
serve it  with  jealous,  loving  care,  it  shall  consume  with 
rust  rather  than  be  drawn  in  the  cause  of  injustice  ami 
oppression. 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  express  our  heari-fcit  giaii- 
tude  to  his  Excellency,  Governor  F.  VV.  M.  Holliday, 
his  Honor,  Mayor  W.  C.  Carringlon,  and  Sir  A.  K. 
Courtney,  for  their  noble,  fraternal  and  patriotic  ad- 


122  APPENDIX. 

dresses  of  welcome  at  the  Grand  Reception,  May  24th  ; 
and  to  all  the  citizens  —  especially  the  ladies  —  for  the 
genial,  loving  and  magnanimous  peals  of  welcome  with 
which  we  were  received  and  greeted  everywhere,  amid 
elaborate  and  gorgeous  decorations,  and  the  distribu- 
tion of  wreaths,  crowns  and  bouquets  of  beautiful 
flowers ;  for  the  opportunities  afforded  us  of  visiting 
their  happy  homes  and  jolaces  of  historic  interest,  not 
only  in  the  city  but  along  the  banks  of  the  majestic 
James,  one  of  the  noblest  rivers  in  America,  also  the 
factories  and  places  of  commercial  interest;  and  for 
the  many  and  various  souvenirs  given  us  as  tokens  of 
woman's  love  and  man's  noble  generosity. 

Resolved,  That  hereafter  the  twenty-sixth  of  May,  the 
day  on  which  the  Grand  Banquet  was  given,  be 
observed  by  De  Molay  Commandery  as  an  anniversary, 
in  commemoration  of  our  late  pilgrimage  to  Richmond. 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery, 


COMPLIMENTARY   TESTIMONIAL 

TO   THE 

COMMANDERY  OF  ST.  ANDREW,  No.  13,  K.  T., 

of  richmond,  va., 
From  De  Molay  Commandery,  K.  T.,  of  Boston,  Mass. 


Whereas,  In  response  to  a  very  cordial  invita- 
tion extended  to  them  by  the  Commandery  of  St. 
Andrew,  No.  13,  and  Richmond  Commandery, 
No.  2,  both  of  Richmond,  Virginia,  the  De  Molay 


APPENDIX.  123 

Commandery  of  Boston  visited  the  City  of  Rich- 
mond, May  23,  188 1,  and  were  entertained  with 
that  knightly  hospitality  for  which  their  Praters 
of  Virginia  are  justly  celebrated,  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  tender  the  Sir  Knights  of 
Richmond  our  sincere  and  hearty  thanks  for  the  princely 
manner  in  which  they  received  us,  and  the  unbounded 
hospitality  so  magnanimously  extended  to  us  and  our 
ladies,  during  the  four  days  we  sojourned  in  that  beau- 
tiful city ;  and  that  our  former  high  estimate  of  South- 
ern hospitality,  created  by  the  most  intimate  fraternal 
relations  between  Knights  Templars  of  Richmond  and 
Boston,  extending  over  a  period  of  twenty-three  years, 
has  been  more  than  realized ;  and  the  new  members 
of  our  Commandery,  who  accompanied  us  on  this 
second  pilgrimage,  substantially  declare,  "The  half 
was  never  told." 

Resolved,  That  the  elegant  and  costly  Knights  Tem- 
plars' sword,  presented  to  De  Molay  Commandery  by 
our  Richmond  Sir  Knights,  surpasses  anything  of  the 
kind  we  have  ever  had  the  pleasure  of  receiving ;  and 
that  words  are  inadequate  to  express  the  gratitude  we 
feel  for  this  golden  pledge  of  knightly  courtesy  and 
brotherly  affection.  Its  keen,  bright  and  beautiful 
blade  will  remind  us  of  the  valor,  heroism  and  knightly 
chivalry  of  the  donors  ;  and  we  hereby  pledge  our  sacred 
honor,  as  Knights  Templars,  that  while  we  shall  pre- 
serve it  with  jealous,  loving  care,  it  shall  consume  with 
rust  rather  than  be  drawn  in  the  cause  of  injustice  and 
oppression. 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  express  our  heart  felt  gr-Hi- 
tude  to  his  Excellency,  Governor  F.  W.  M.  Ilolliday, 


124  APPENDIX. 

his  Honor,  Mayor  W.  C.  Carrington,  and  Sir  A.  R. 
Courtney,  for  their  noble,  fraternal  and  patriotic  ad- 
dresses of  welcome  at  the  Grand  Reception,  May 
24,  and  to  all  the  citizens  —  especially  the  ladies  — 
for  the  genial,  loving  and  magnanimous  peals  of  wel- 
come with  which  we  were  received  and  greeted  every- 
where, amid  elaborate  and  gorgeous  decorations,  and 
the  distribution  of  wreaths,  crowns  and  bouquets  of 
beautiful  fiowers ;  for  the  opportunities  afforded  us  of 
visiting  their  happy  homes  and  places  of  historic  inter- 
est, not  only  in  the  city  but  along  the  banks  of  the 
majestic  James,  one  of  the  noblest  rivers  in  America, 
also  the  factories  and  places  of  commercial  interest; 
and  for  the  many  and  various  souvenirs  given  us  as 
tokens  of  woman's  love  and  man's  noble  generosity. 

Resolved,  That  hereafter  the  twenty-sixth  of  May,  the 
day  on  which  the  Grand  Banquet  was  given,  be 
observed  by  De  Molay  Commandery  as  an  anniversary, 
in  commemoration  of  our  late  pilgrimage  to  Richmond. 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 


De  Molay  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars  of 
Boston,  Mass.,  in  conclave  assembled,  sendeth 
knightly  greeting  to  their  Frate?'s  of  Fredericks- 
burg Commandery  No.  I. 

We  greet  you  from  grateful  hearts,  and  minds 
crowded  with  pleasant  recollections  of   the  cour- 


APPENDIX.  125 

tesies  extended  to  us  and  our  ladies,  by  the  Sir 
Knights  and  citizens  of  your  city,  upon  the  occa- 
sion of  our  brief  visit  on  the  twenty-third  of  May, 
1 88 1,  Our  recent  pilgrimage  to  Richmond  was  a 
continued  ovation  from  the  time  we  arrived  in 
Washington  until  we  returned  home,  and  while  it 
would  be  as  impossible  as  it  is  unnecessary  to  state 
where  we  were  most  cordially  received  and  royally 
entertained,  we  can  truly  say  that  during  the  few 
hours  we  were  permitted  to  be  your  guests,  and 
partake  of  your  unbounded  hospitality,  impressions 
were  made  upon  the  mind  and  heart  of  each  one 
who  participated  that  time  can  never  efface.  It 
was,  indeed,  a  bright  and  sunny  spot  in  life,  to 
which  our  minds  will  revert  with  ever-increasing 
delight.  We  remember  with  peculiar  pleasure 
that  this  was  our  first  stop  in  the  Old  Dominion, 
which  was  so  intimately  associated  with  our  own 
beloved  Commonwealth  in  those  early  historic 
events  that  gave  to  each  immortal  renown.  Wc 
shall  always  recall  with  delight  the  knightly  bear- 
ing of  your  Commandery  as  you  received  and 
escorted  us  through  your  principal  streets,  so  beau- 
tifully and  tastefully  decorated,  and  thronged  with 
people  who  manifested  such  friendly  interest  that 
we  felt  we  were  among  friends  and  brothers.  Our 
hearts  burned  within  us  as  we  listened  to  the 
eloquent  address  of  Judge  Goolrick,  assuring  us  of 
a  cordial  welcome  to  your  hearts  and  homes.  Wc 
remember  his  soul-stirring  sentiments  of  i)at riot- 
ism  and  Masonic  truth,  that  made  us  realize,  as 


126  APPENDIX. 

perhaps  never  before,  that  although  we  are  citizens 
of  different  States,  we  are  one  people,  joint-heirs 
of  a  glorious  past,  and  marching  together  "  in  the 
foremost  files  of  time,"  animated  by  the  same  lofty 
purposes  and  hopes  for  our  common  country.  As 
we  stood  in  sight  of  the  grave  of  the  mother  who 
gave  birth  to  him  who  was  "first  in  the  hearts  of 
his  countrymen,"  and  realized  that  we  were  sur- 
rounded by  the  scenes  that  inspired  and  delighted 
his  boyhood,  and  that  here  he  commenced  his 
Masonic  career,  we  felt  that,  like  the  templars  of 
ancient  times,  we  had  made  a  pilgrimage  to  a 
sacred  spot ;  that  we  were  upon  holy  ground. 

We  shall  never  forget  the  rare  social  pleasure 
we  enjoyed  at  the  residence  of  Eminent  Com- 
mander R.  S.  Chew,  and  the  elegant,  refreshing 
and  bountiful  entertainment  we  then  received ; 
nor  the  delightful  manner  in  which  it  was  served 
by  the  fair  maidens  and  charming  matrons  of 
Fredericksburg,  who,  by  their  grace  and  loveliness, 
contributed  so  much  to  our  happiness. 

Dear  Sir  Knights  of  Fredericksburg,  for  all  these 
kind  attentions  we  thank  you  sincerely  and  hear- 
tily, and,  through  you,  all  who  contributed  to  the 
pleasures  of  that  occasion,  and  we  trust  the  friend- 
ships there  so  firmly  established  may  be  still 
further  cemented,  and  last  "  till  time  with  us  shall 
be  no  more." 

With  all  our  hearts  we  add  our  mother  tongue's 
best  benison — God  bless  you,  one  and  all. 


APPENDIX. 


127 


Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 


COMPLIMENTARY  TESTIMONIAL 

TO 

DE   MOLAY    MOUNTED    COMMANDERY. 

No.  4,  K.  T., 

or  WASHINGXON,    D.  C. 

From  De  Molay  Commandery,  K.  T.,  Boston,  .NL^ss. 


Whereas,  In  response  to  a  fraternal  invitation 
extended  to  them  by  De  Molay  Mounted  Com- 
mandery, No.  4,  the  De  Molay  Commandery  of 
Boston  visited  the  city  of  Washington  on  the 
twentieth  and  twenty-first  of  May,  1881,  and  were 
most  hospitably  entertained,  therefore, 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  tender  the  oflTicers  and 
members  of  De  Molay  Mounted  Commandery,  No.  4, 
of  Washington,  our  hearty  thanks,  for  their  princely 
reception  and  generous  hospitality;  and  that  our  warm 
attachment  to  the  Knights  Templars  of  the  Capital, 
created  by  the  most  intimate  fraternal  relations  in  years 
gone  by,  has  been  greatly  strengthened  by  the  knightly 
courtesy  and  generosity  manifested  toward  us  and  our 
ladies  during  our  visit  to  that  city. 

Resolved,  That  their  presentation  of  an  elegant  piio- 
tograph  of  the   Capitol   is  hereby  gratefully  acknow- 


128  APPENDIX. 

ledged,  and  that  it  be  placed  in  our  armory  as  a  me- 
mento of  the  unbounded  liberality  and  kindness  of  the 
De  Molays  of  Washington. 

Resolved,  That  we  hereby  express  our  profound  grati- 
tude to  the  President  of  the  United  States,  Sir  James 
A.  Garfield,  for  his  knightly  courtesy,  in  reviewing  the 
Knights  Templars  during  their  parade ;  and  also  for 
personally  receiving  and  greeting  us  and  our  ladies 
within  the  Executive  Mansion  ;  and  that  we  tender  our 
sincere  thanks  to  the  officers  of  the  Government  De- 
partments for  the  great  pleasure  they  afforded  us  by 
escorting  us  through  many  of  the  public  buildings. 

Finally,  our  De  Molay  Fraters  of  Washington, 
ever  mindful  of  what  is  appropriate  as  well  as 
generous,  concluded  the  festivities  by  giving  us  a 
delightful  sail  down  the  Potomac  River  to  Mount 
Vernon,  where  rest,  in  honor  and  glory,  the  re- 
mains of  the  renowned  hero,  statesman  and  Free- 
mason, George  Washington.  As  our  feet  pressed 
the  soil  of  the  home  of  the  "Father  of  his  Coun- 
try," we  could  but  reflect  upon  his  spotless  char- 
acter, and  resolve  to  imitate  his  many  virtues  as 
the  highest  tribute  we  could  pay  to  the  memory 
of  this  distinguished  and  eminent  patron  of  Free- 
masonry. For  all  these  social  and  intellectual 
feasts,  we  say  to  our  noble  brothers,  God  bless 
you  ! 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 


appendix.  129 

De  Molay  Commaxdery  of  Knights  Templars, 

Boston,  September  28,  1881. 

To  the  Most  Eminent  Commander,  Officers  and  Sir 
Knights  of  Beauseant  Coimnandery  of  Knights 
Templars,  No.  8,  Baltimore,  Md.  —  Greeting : 

Whereas,  The  committee  appointed  by  De 
Molay  Commandery,  to  prepare  and  forward  to 
Beauseant  Commandery  of  Baltimore,  Md.,  an  ex- 
pression of  their  appreciation  of  the  knightly  cour- 
tesies and  attentions  shown  to  them  during  their 
recent  sojourn  in  your  beautiful  city,  in  May  last, 
take  great  pleasure  in  submitting  the  following : 

Resolved,  That  De  ^Molay  Commander)'  most  re- 
spectfully tenders  to  the  noble-hearted  Fratcrs  of  the 
celebrated  Beauseant  Commander)',  and  also  to  all 
other  participating  Commanderies,  their  sincere  thanks 
and  grateful  appreciation  for  the  unbounded  hospitality 
extended  to  them  upon  their  reception  within  the  walls 
of  your  beautiful  monumental  city. 

Resolved,  That  we  shall  look  back  with  pride  to  the 
magnificent  escort  with  which  you  honored  us,  and  the 
remembrance  of  the  march  through  your  beautiful  streets, 
headed  by  such  an  elegant  body  of  Knights  Templars, 
will  ever  remain  one  of  the  brightest  scenes  of  our  pil- 
grimage. The  brilliant  reception  in  the  evening,  whore 
eloquent  words  of  welcome,  by  your  esteemed  Com- 
mander and  honored  Mayor,  sent  a  thrill  of  joy  throiif;h 
our  hearts  that  time  will  never  efface ;  where  bcnutiful 
ladies,  inspiring  music  and  delicate  viands,  all  in  per- 


130  APPENDIX. 

feet  harmony,  told  the  same  story,  that  we  were  indeed 
among  friends  and  true  "  Soldiers  of  the  Cross." 

Resolved,  That  by  your  attention  to  us  you  have  but 
maintained  that  part  of  the  symbolic  meaning  of  your 
name  "  Beauseant  "  —  "  Fair  and  pleasant  to  Chris- 
tians "  —  and  that  we  await  an  early  opportunity  of  re- 
ciprocating your  knightly  hospitality  and  attention. 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 


De  Molay  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars, 

Boston,  September  28,  1881. 

To  the  Eminent  Commander,  Officers  and  Sir 
KnigJits  of  Palestine  Commandery  of  Knights 
Templars,  No.  18,  New  York,  —  Greeting : 

De  Molay  Commandery  of  Knights  Templars 
desiring  to  acknowledge  through  their  Committee, 
in  a  formal  manner,  their  appreciation  of  your  un- 
limited and  generous  entertainment,  during  their 
brief  sojourn  in  the  great  Metropolis  of  America, 
beg  leave  to  submit  the  following 

preamble  and  resolutions. 

Whereas,  On  the  afternoon  of  May  28,  1881,  a 
body  of  Knights  Templars  arrived  on  the  confines 
of  your  beautiful  dominion,  weary  and  worn  with 


APPENDIX.  131 

well-doing;  they  were  returning  to  their  humble 
homes,  in  the  far  East,  after  a  long  and  arduous 
pilgrimage  to  the  Mecca  of  their  affection,  the  fair 
Virginia,  where,  like  Knights  of  old,  they  had  jour- 
neyed to  offer  their  orisons  and  renew  their  vows. 

"  Weary  pilgrims "  as  they  were,  they  were 
taken  in  charge  by  a  detachment  of  your  guards, 
and  conducted  across  the  river,  and  delivered  up 
as  prisoners  to  your  command.  Fain  would  they 
have  rebelled,  but  when  they  beheld  the  spotless 
raiment  of  their  captors  they  said  among  them- 
selves, this  must  indeed  be  a  band  of  angels  sent 
to  conduct  us  to  the  gates  of  Palestine.  One  and 
and  all  proclaimed :  "  Lead  on,  in  such  company 
we  will  follow  even  unto  the  gates  of  death." 

The  line  of  march  was  immediately  taken  up,  and 
we  were  conducted  through  streets  and  avenues 
teeming  with  the  busy  cares  of  daily  life.  Little 
did  we  heed  them,  but  with  renewed  vigor,  under 
the  influence  of  the  most  inspiring  music,  we 
pressed  onward  under  the  leadership  of  our  caj)- 
tors,  until  finally  we  arrived  at  the  outer  gate  of 
the  Temple.  Up,  up  they  led  us,  through  long 
and  narrow  defiles,  until  at  last  we  arrived  within 
their  Asylum,  when  the  rattle  of  musketry,  the 
boom  of  artillery,  and  the  sh —  of  sky-rockets,  toUl 
us  plainer  than  words  that  we  were  not  their 
prisoners,  but  honored  guests. 

In  less  time  than  it  takes  to  record  the  fact,  the 
cares  and  fatigues  of  our  pilgrimage  were  forgotten 
in  the   jovial  good  fellowship  of  our  new-found 


132  APPENDIX. 

Fraters,  the  Knights  of  Palestine,  who  were  un- 
remitting in  their  attention  to  our  personal  wants 
and  comfort.  The  deHcate  compliment  paid  to  our 
ladies  in  the  reception  by  the  ladies  of  Palestine 
Commandery,  at  the  St.  Nicholas  Hotel,  and  so 
ably  carried  out  by  its  popular  proprietor,  consti- 
tuted one  of  the  brightest  little  episodes  of  our 
entire  pilgrimage. 

Untiring  in  their  devotion  to  our  welfare  while 
in  New  York,  they  were  not  satisfied  with  well- 
doing, and  sent  with  us,  as  a  guard  of  honor,  Sir 
Knights  Rich  and  Whitman,  to  see  that  we  reached 
safely  our  homes.  Immediately  upon  our  arrival 
these  Sir  Knights  delivered  us  up  to  Boston  Com- 
mandery, and  telegraphed  their  Eminent  Com- 
mander that  they  had  delivered  their  guests  to 
Boston  Commandery,  and  that  they  had  faithfully 
discharged  their  duty.  Such  devotion  we  had  not 
dreamed  of,  and  we  are  under  deep  and  lasting 
obligations  to  them. 

We  came  as  strangers,  but  we  departed  feeling 
that  we  had  left  behind  a  band  of  true,  noble- 
hearted  Knights  and  Brothers,  and  the  recollec- 
tions of  the  social  hours  that  we  enjoyed  with  them 
will  remain  forever  one  of  the  brightest  pages  in 
our  lives  as  Knights  Templar. 

Resolved,  That  the  sincere  thanks  of  De  Molay  Com- 
mandery be  extended  to  our  Fraters  of  Palestine  Com- 
mandery, for  the  elegant  and  hospitable  manner  in 
which  they  honored  us  as  their  guests  while  passing 
through  their  city. 


APPENDIX.  133 

Resolved^  That  a  petition  from  De  Molay  Comman- 
dery  be  forwarded  to  Palestine  Commander}-,  No.  18, 
of  New  York,  craving  permission  to  use  their  copy- 
righted "  Sky-Rocket,"  upon  our  paying  a  suitable 
royalty. 

Resolved,  That  the  Knights  of  De  Molay  Comman- 
dery  look  forward  with  a  great  deal  of  pleasure  to  the 
time  when  it  may  be  their  privilege  to  welcome  the 
Knights  of  Palestine  within  their  Asylum,  and  return, 
in  the  bonds  of  Knighthood,  the  elegant  reception  with 
which  they  honored  us. 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 


To  the  Eminent  Covunander,  Officers  and  Sit 
Knights  of  Boston  Commandery,  Knights  Tem- 
plars, —  Greeting : 

De  Molay  Commandery  Knights  Templars,  Bos- 
ton, duly  appreciating  the  Knightly  courtesy  of 
Boston  Commandery,  K.  T.,  extended  to  them  on 
the  occasion  of  their  return  from  their  pilgrimage 
to  Richmond,  Virginia,  May  30,  1881,  appointed 
on  June  22,  1881,  a  Committee  to  prepare  a  suit- 
able testimonial  in  recognition  of  the  same,  when 
the  said  Committee  submitted  the  following  pre- 
amble and  resolutions,  and  they  were  unaniuKnisly 
adopted. 


134  APPENDIX. 

Whereas,  Boston  Commandery,  in  continuation 
of  the  friendly  relations  which  have  so  long  existed 
between  them  and  De  Molay  Commandery,  has 
again  shown  in  a  highly  creditable  manner  the 
knightly  courtesy  which  shows  them  to  be  true 
Soldiers  of  the  Cross,  therefore. 

Resolved,  That  the  heart-felt  thanks  of  De  Molay 
Commandery  be  and  are  hereby  extended  to  the 
Fraters  of  Boston  Commandery,  for  the  very  cordial 
reception  given  by  them  to  our  "Weary  Pilgrims  travel- 
ling from  afar." 

Resolved,  That  we  shall  ever  cherish  with  grateful 
hearts,  the  kind  words  and  noble  sentiments  so  feel- 
ingly and  eloquently  expressed  at  the  generous  banquet 
provided  for  us  on  that  occasion. 

Resolved,  That  by  this  expression  of  fraternal  regard, 
Boston  Commandery  has  bound  us  to  them  with  new 
chains,  and  it  shall  ever  be  our  desire  to  reciprocate 
their  kind  greeting  so  magnanimously  extended. 

Signed  by  the  members  of  the  Council  and 
Committee,  and  attested  by  the  Recorder  under 
the  seal  of  the  Commandery. 


SOUVENIRS   FOR   SOUTHERN   KNIGHTS. 

Since  the  return  of  the  De  Molay  Commandery 
of  Knights  Templars  from  its  Richmond  pilgrim- 
age, its  members  have  been  anxious  to  send  their 
Fraters  of  the  Southern  cities  then  visited,  some 


APPENDIX.  135 

souvenir  which  should  keep  constantly  in  the 
minds  of  their  hosts  at  Washington,  Fredericks- 
burg and  Richmond  the  memory  of  the  pleasant 
events  of  their  stay  with  them  in  May  last.  Such 
souvenirs  have  been  at  last  made  ready,  and  last 
evening,  through  the  courtesy  of  Capt.  Lovering,  of 
the  Adams  express,  they  were  forwarded  by  special 
messenger  to  their  destination.  The  souvenirs 
consist  of  elegant  swords,  designed  for  the  use  of 
the  Eminent  Commander  of  the  Richmond,  No.  2. 
and  St.  Andrew's,  No.  13,  Commands  of  Richmond, 
the  Fredericksburg  Command  of  Fredericksburg, 
and  the  mounted  De  Molay  Command  of  Wash 
ington,  to  be  worn  during  the  term  of  office,  and 
then  to  be  presented  to  successive  incumbents  in 
perpetuity.  The  swords  were  made  by  the  Ames 
Company,  and  are  pronounced  to  be  the  finest 
specimens  ever  made  in  this  country.  The  handles 
of  the  weapons  are  of  ivory,  with  a  mounted  Tem- 
plar beautifully  etched  in  colors  on  one  side,  and 
the  Maltese  cross  of  the  Order  on  the  other,  the 
top  of  the  hilt  consisting  of  a  helmcted  head.  The 
cross  hilt  has  the  triangle  of  the  Order  in  enamel 
at  either  end,  with  twelve  jewels  in  each,  and  the 
guard  is  ornamented  with  a  bas-relief  of  a  Templar 
stretched  before  his  tent  gazing  upon  the  cross  in 
the  sky.  The  diamond-pointed  blade  is  etched  in 
gold  and  silver  with  the  name  of  the  Commandery 
on  one  side,  and  the  scene  of  the  temple  and  camp 
on  the  other.  The  scabbard  is  of  gold,  ornamcnleti 
with  bas-reliefs  of  the  cross  and  crown  upon  the 


136  APPENDIX. 

upper  escutcheon,  and  of  the  pilgrim  on  his  way 
on  the  lower  escutcheon,  the  engraved  monogram 
of  each  Command  occupying  the  space  between 
the  two.  A  De  Molay  belt  of  black  velvet  and 
gold  lace  ornaments,  mounted  with  three  belt 
slides  and  gold  barrel  chains,  accompanied  each 
sword,  and  each  of  these  elegant  souvenirs  was 
packed  in  a  black  walnut  case,  with  blue  satin 
linings  and  pads.  Letters  were  forwarded  to  the 
several  Commanderies  tendering  the  souvenirs, 
which  were  received  on  Washington's  Birthday, 
the  event  intended  to  be  commemorated  by  the 
presentations. 

The  committee  appointed  by  De  Molay  Com- 
mandery  to  procure  the  swords  and  present  them 
to  their  Southern  Fraters,  consisted  of  Eminent 
Sir  J.  W.  Dadmun,  Sir  William  B.  Fisher  and  Sir 
F.  J.  Davis.  The  following  presentation  letters, 
duly  attested  by  the  Committee,  accompanied  the 
swords  : 

Boston,  February  22,  1882. 

To  the  Eminent  Comma?idcr,  Officer's  and  Members 
of  Richmond  Commandery,  No.  2,  Richmond,  Va.: 

Dear  Brothers  and  Sir  Knights, —  Although 
some  nine  months  have  passed  since  the  De  Molays 
made  their  second  pilgrimage  to  Richmond,  rest 
assured  that  no  length  of  time  can  diminish  in  the 
least  degree  the  bond  of  union  existing  between 
them  and  their  noble  Fraters  of  Virginia.     And 


APPENDIX.  137 

as  an  enduring  testimony  of  our  gratitude  to  you 
for  your  unbounded  knightly  hospitality,  and  as  a 
token  of  our  constant  love  and  good  fellowship,  we 
now  forward  to  you  a  Commander's  sword,  and  a 
De  Molay  belt,  hoping  that  each  presiding  Com- 
mander will  wear  them  within  your  Asylum  in 
memory  of  the  De  Molays  of  Boston.  We  beg 
you  to  accept  them  ;  not  so  much  for  their  intrinsic 
value  as  for  the  knightly  friendship  and  affection 
of  the  donors. 

To  us  all,  as  Knights  Templars,  the  sword  has 
a  moral  significance  that  makes  it  beautifully  ap- 
propriate, for  in  our  hands  as  Knights  Templars 
it  becomes  endowed  with  three  excellent  qualities  : 
"  Its  hilt  by  faith,  its  blade  by  hope,  and  its  point 
by  mercy;"  three  glorious  attributes,  which,  when 
possessed  by  the  human  heart,  make  the  perfect 
man.  Faith  in  God,  hope  in  immortality  antl 
charity  to  all  mankind  is  the  practical  faith  on 
which  Templar  Masonry  is  founded.  May  the 
happy  union  formed  between  the  Sir  Knights  of 
Richmond  and  Boston  in  1858  be  perpetuated 
until  faith  shall  be  lost  in  sight,  and  hope  shall 
end  in  full  fruition. 

In  the  name  of  De  Molay  Commandcry  of  Bos- 
ton this  sword  and  belt  arc  hereby  presented  to 
Richmond  Commandery,  No.  2,  of  Richmond,  Vir- 
ginia, on  this  anniversary  of  the  birthday  of  the 
renowned  Freemason  and  Father  of  his  Country- 
Virginia's  lioblcst  sire  — George  Wa.siiington. 


138  APPENDIX. 

Boston,  February  22,  1882. 
To  the  Eminent  Commander,  Officers  and  Members 
of  the  Commandery  of  St.  Andrciv,  No.  I  J,  Rich- 
mond,  Virginia: 

Dear  Brothers  and  Sir  Knights, —  It  seems  but 
a  day  since  the  De  Molays  of  Boston  were  with 
the  valiant  Templars  of  Richmond.  All  the  events 
of  the  splendid  ovation  given  to  the  visiting  Sir 
Knights  are  full  of  thrilling  interest,  and  memory 
recalls  them  with  a  vividness  which  is  almost 
transporting.  Our  expectations  were  more  than 
realized,  and  the  second  pilgrimage  of  De  Molay 
Commandery  to  the  "  Old  Dominion,"  last  May, 
was  made,  by  the  generous,  knightly  hospitality  of 
the  Richmond  Sir  Knights,  one  of  the  greatest 
events  of  its  history. 

"  Long,  long  be  my  heart  with  such  memories  filled ! 
Like  the  vase  in  which  roses  have  once  been  distilled; 
You  may  break,  you  may  ruin  the  vase,  if  you  will, 
But  the  scent  of  the  roses  will  hang  round  it  still." 

As  one  of  the  four  Commanderies  which  formed 
the  solid  square  on  that  occasion,  St.  Andrew 
should  also  receive  the  honors  and  awards  of  val- 
iant Templars.  Therefore,  as  a  testimony  of  our 
gratitude  for  your  knightly  hospitality,  and  as  a 
token  of  our  constant  love  and  good  fellowship, 
we  now  forward  to  you  a  Commander's  sword  and 
a  De  Molay  belt,  hoping  that  each  presiding 
Commander  will  wear  them  within  the  Asylum,  in 


APPENDIX, 


139 


memory  of  the  De  Molays  of  Boston.  We  beg 
you  to  accept  them  ;  not  so  much  for  their  intrinsic 
value  as  for  the  knightly  friendship  and  affection 
of  the  donors. 

In  the  name  of  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Bos- 
ton this  sword  and  belt  are  hereby  presented  to 
the  Commandery  of  St.  Andrew,  No.  13,  of  Rich- 
mond, Virginia,  on  this  anniversary  of  the  birth- 
day of  the  renowned  Freemason  and  Father  of  his 
Country — Virginia's  noblest  sire  —  George  Wash- 

INGTOX. 


Boston,  Februaiy  22,  1882. 

To  the  Eminejit  Coiiunandc}-,  Officers  and  Miuihcrs 
of  Fredericksburg  Co7?iinanderj,  No.  I,  Freder- 
icksburg,  Virginia : 

Dear  Brothers  and  Sir  Knights, — On  the  twenty- 
third  of  May  last,  the  De  Molay  Commandery  of 
Boston,  in  company  with  St.  John's  Commandery 
of  Providence,  entered  the  "Old  Dominion,"  on  a 
pilgrimage  to  Richmond.  Having  previou.sly  ac- 
cepted a  very  kind  and  cordial  invitation  from  you 
to  visit  Fredericksburg  on  the  way,  we  were  greatly 
surprised  to  find,  on  arriving  there,  that  not  only 
the  Knights  Templars  but  the  citizens  had  turned 
out  en  masse  to  give  us  a  grand  reception  and  a 
hearty  welcome.  The  booming  of  cannon,  the 
waving  of  banners,  the  floral  decorations  and  ap- 
propriate mottoes,  the  sumptuous  bauc|uct  in  the 
beautiful   grove   surrounding  the  lovely  home  of 


140  APPENDIX. 

Eminent  Commander  Chew,  and,  above  all,  the 
hearty  greetings  of  the  Templars,  the  citizens  and 
the  ladies,  made  the  "pilgrims  "  feel  that  their  lines 
had  indeed  fallen  unto  them  in  pleasant  places. 

And  what  could  be  more  appropriate  than  for  a 
society  of  Masons,  in  making  a  pilgrimage  to  the 
Capital  of  Old  Virginia,  to  visit  the  place  where 
George  Washington  first  received  Masonic  light, 
and  where  sleeps  his  sainted  mother  beneath  the 
sacred  soil  of  the  "  First  Colony  of  Virginia .-' " 
We  assure  you  that  the  few  hours  we  spent  in 
your  city,  so  full  of  historic  interest,  and  with  a 
people  so  abounding  in  their  hospitality,  will  be  in 
our  history  like  "  apples  of  gold  in  pictures  of 
silver,"  and  fond  memory  will  often  recall  them 
with  transporting  joy  and  gladness. 

As  a  slight  testimony  of  our  high  appreciation 
of  the  ovation  given  us  on  that  occasion,  and  as  a 
token  of  our  love  and  knightly  fellowship,  we  now 
forward  to  you  a  Commander's  sword  and  a  De 
Molay  belt,  to  be  worn  by  each  presiding  Com- 
mander within  the  Asylum,  in  memory  of  the  De 
Molays  of  Boston.  We  hope  you  will  accept  them 
as  a  souvenir  of  the  knightly  friendship  and  affec- 
tion of  the  donors.  True  friendship  can  never  be 
bought  with  gold,  but 

"  The  friends  thou  hast,  and  their  adoption  tried, 
Grapple  them  by  the  soul  with  hooks  of  steel." 

In  the  name  of  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Bos- 
ton, this  sword  and  belt  are  hereby  presented  to 


APPENDIX, 


141 


Fredericksburg  Commandery,  No.  i,  of  Freder- 
icksburg, Virginia,  on  this  anniversary  of  the  birth- 
day of  the  renowned  Freemason  and  "  Father  of 
his  Country" — Virginia's  noblest  sire  —  George 
Washington. 

Boston,  February  22,  1S82. 

To  the  Eminent  Commander,  Officers  and  Members 
of  De  Molay  Mounted  Commandery,  No.  4,  of 
Washington,  D.  C: 

Dear  Brothers  and  Sir  Knights, —  The  members 
of  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Boston,  who  made  a 
second  pilgrimage  to  Richmond  last  May,  will 
never  forget  the  cordial  greetings  with  which  they 
were  received  by  the  Sir  Knights  of  Washington, 
and  especially  the  princely  ovation  given  them  by 
De  Molay  Mounted  Commandery,  No.  4. 

The  grand  reception  given  us  as  we  entered  the 
Capital,  the  march  through  the  beautiful  streets, 
the  review  and  reception  given  by  our  late  and 
beloved  President,  Sir  James  A.  Garfielo,  the 
social  levee,  the  carriage  ride,  the  .sail  on  the 
majestic  Potomac,  and  the  visit  to  Mount  Vernon, 
in  a  word,  all  the  incidents  of  our  two  days  so- 
journ with  theDe  Molays  of  Washington,  afforded 
the  "pilgrims"  unspeakable  pleasure,  and  will 
ever  be  to  them  "the  consolation  to  memory  dear." 

"There  are  moments  of  life  that  we  never  forget, 

Which  brighten  and  brighten  as  time  steals  away; 
They  give  a  new  charm  to  the  happiest  lot, 

And  they  shine  on  the  gloom  of  the  loneliest  day." 


142  APf'ENDIX. 

As  an  enduring  testimony  of  our  gratitude  for 
your  unbounded,  knightly  hospitality,  and  as  a 
memento  of  our  constant  love  and  good  fellow- 
ship, we  now  forward  to  you  a  Commander's  sword 
and  a  De  Molay  belt,  hoping  that  each  presiding 
Commander  will  wear  them  within  the  Asylum,  in 
memory  of  the  De  Molays  of  Boston.  We  beg 
you  to  accept  them  as  a  pledge  of  the  knightly 
courtesy  and  friendship  of  the  donors. 

In  behalf  of  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Boston, 
and  on  this  anniversary  of  the  birthday  of  the 
renowned  Freemason  and  Father  of  his  Country, 
George  Washington,  this  sword  and  belt  are 
hereby  presented  to  the  De  Molay  Mounted  Com- 
mandery, No.  4,  of  Washington,  D.  C. 


LETTERS   OF  ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 


Richmond,  June  6,  1882. 

Eminent  Sir  J.  W.  Dadmux,  Sir  Wm.  B.  Fisher, 
and  Sir  F.  J.  Davis,  Covunittee,  Boston,  Mass.: 

Dear  Sir  Knights,  —  At  the  regular  assembly  of 
their  Commandery  held  on  Tuesday  night  last,  the 
twenty-eighth  ultimo,  the  undersigned  were  ap- 
pointed a  committee  to  return  the  acknowledgments 
and  thanks  of  Richmond  Commandery,  No.  2,  to 
you  and  the  Sir  Knights  of  De  Molay  Commandery, 
for  your  courteous  and  kind  letter,  and  the  beau- 


APPENDIX.  143 

tiful  and  elegant  present  sent  them.  This  evi- 
dence was  not  needed,  Sir  Knights,  to  assure  us 
that  we  were  not  forgotten  by  our  beloved  Praters 
of  De  Molay ;  but  it  is  duly  appreciated  by  us, 
and  we  will  keep  and  cherish  it,  as  a  token  of  the 
high  regard  and  affectionate  esteem  existing  be- 
tween De  Molay  and  Richmond,  No.  2,  and  which 
we  prize  beyond  measure.  No  meeting  of  the 
members  of  Richmond  Commandery  is  ever  held 
that  some  incident  of  our  pilgrimage  to  Boston,  or 
your  pilgrimage  to  Richmond,  and  some  pleasur- 
able experience  connected  therewith,  is  not  re- 
lated, and  the  story  of  our  loves  never  groivs  old. 

The  sword  and  belt  shall  be  worn,  dear  friends, 
as  you  desire,  and  our  assemblies  will  have  addi- 
tional interest  and  pleasure  from  the  presence  of 
this  constant  reminder  of  the  affectionate  remem- 
brance of  the  De  Molays,  and  henceforth  each  newly 
created  Templar  in  Richmond  Commandery,  No. 
2,  shall  receive  from  its  blade  the  inspiration  of 
the  knightly  deeds  and  chivalric  courtesy  and 
bearing  of  the  donors.  In  the  name  of,  and  for 
Richmond  Commandery,  No.  2,  we  thank  you  for 
the  elegant  and  valuable  present,  but  more  than, 
and  above,  all,  for  the  touching  sentiments  of  your 
letter,  which  have  gone  to  our  hearts. 

Truly  and  fraternally  yours, 

LUCIEN    L.  BASS,  \ 

WM.  T.  ALLICN,  >  Committee. 

J.  THOMPSON  liROWN,  ) 


144  APPENDIX. 

Richmond,  Va.,  February  25,  1882. 
Sirs  J.  W.  Dadmun,   Wm.   B.  Fisher,  and  F.  J. 
Davis,  Committee : 

It  has  been  said,  dear  Sir  Knights,  that  "there 
are  three  friendships  which  are  beneficial :  Friend- 
ship with  the  upright,  friendship  with  the  sincere 
and  friendship  with  the  man  of  observation." 
Such  are  the  elements  of  the  friendship  which  has 
bound  the  Templars  of  Massachusetts  and  Vir- 
ginia for  more  than  a  generation.  It  was  in  the 
spring  of  1881  that  that  friendship  culminated  — 
between  De  Molay  and  St.  Andrew  —  in  the  ele- 
ments of  that  mutual  love  which  is  an  "emblem 
of  eternity,  confounding  all  idea  of  time,  effacing 
all  memory  of  a  beginning  and  banishing  all  fear 
of  an  ending." 

Last  night,  at  a  regular  assembly  of  the  Com- 
mandery  of  St.  Andrew,  there  was  presented  to  it, 
on  behalf  of  De  Molay  Commandery,  a  "  Com- 
mander's sword  and  a  De  Molay  belt,"  as  a  testi- 
mony of  their  "constant  love  and  friendship."  We, 
of  the  present  generation,  require  no  outward, 
visible  sign  to  remind  its  of  the  ties  which  bind 
us,  but,  we  receive  and  accept,  with  grateful  emo- 
tions, this  beautiful  tribute  of  affection,  to  hand 
down  to  our  successors,  that  they  who  were  not 
participants  in  the  joys  of  1875  and  1881  may 
have  before  them,  and  in  their  constant  service, 
a  memorial  of  our  associations  and  ties  ;  and  as 
each  is  constituted,  dubbed  and  created  a  Knight 


APPENDIX.  145 

Templar,  may  this  testimonial,  under  whose  appli- 
cation he  is  made  a  member  of  our  household, 
carry  with  it  a  knowledge  and  appreciation  of  the 
ties  of  affectionate  Brotherhood  which  now  bind 
De  Molay  and  St.  Andrew,  and  thus  transmit 
them  from  generation  to  generation,  throughout 
all  time. 

On  behalf  of  "  the  Commandery  of  St.  Andrew, 
No.  13,"  we  are, 

Fraternally  yours, 

WM.  E.  TANNER,  \ 

WM.  B.  ISAACS,     I  Covimittcc. 

J.  V.  BIDGOOD,       ) 


Fredericksburg,  Va.,  March  3,  1882. 
To  the  Eminent  Covivtandcr,  Officers  and  Members 
of  De  Molay  Commandery,  Boston,  Mass.: 

Sir  Knights, — Words  fail  us  to  express  the 
pleasurable  feelings  and  grateful  emotions  awak- 
ened by  the  "token  of  your  love  and  knightly  fel- 
lowship—  a  Commander's  sword  and  a  Dc  Molay 
belt,"  with  its  accompanying  words  of  "  brotherly 
love,"  which  we  have  recently  received.  It  needed 
not  this  handsome  gift  to  assure  us  of  your  appre- 
ciation of  the  slight  act  of  hospitality  it  pleased  us 
to  tender  you,  for  the  expression  of  your  gratifica- 
tion while  with  us  more  than  repaid  us  for  the 
little  we  did  for  your  refreshment  "while  travel- 
ling from  afar;"  and  now,  since  you  have  reilcr- 


146  APPENDIX. 

ated  your  gratification  in  such  an  expressive  man- 
ner, we  have  been  made  to  realize,  "  It  is  more 
blessed  to  give  than  to  receive." 

However,  we  beg  to  assure  you.  Sir  Knights 
and  Fraters,  that  above  the  intrinsic  worth  of  your 
gift  is  its  extrinsic  value.  The  feelings  which 
prompted  the  gift,  the  friendship  it  exhibits,  the 
desire  on  your  part  to  bind  us  to  yourselves  in 
lasting  bonds  of  brotherhood,  all  unite  to  make  us 
realize  a  gift  is  invaluable,  whatever  it  may  be, 
when  it  is  the  outward  expression  of  the  heart's 
noblest  impulses. 

We  are  reminded  by  this  token  very  vividly  of 
the  characteristic  of  your  people,  to  turn  the  tables 
and  make  your  creditors  debtors.  Boston  has  ever 
been  noted  for  the  culture  and  refinement  of  her 
citizens,  and  therefore  to  win  their  favor  is  an 
honor  to  be  desired  ;  and  we  have  the  evidence 
now  before  our  eyes  that  some  of  its  representa- 
tives, in  the  persons  of  the  members  of  your  Com- 
mandery,  with  a  splendid  generosity,  have  honored 
their  old  city,  and  maintained  its  world-wide  repu- 
tation, by  making  us  the  object  on  which  they 
have  lavished  unstinted  praise  and  beautiful  testi- 
monials. 

We  accept  with  more  than  pleasure  what  you 
have  presented,  and  will  ever  esteem  it  an  honor 
to  grace  with  this  sword  and  belt  our  Eminent 
Commanders,  when  they  preside  over  our  Com- 
mandery,  or  lead  it  forth  to  join  in  doing  honor  to 
the  Order  when  receiving  pilgrims  travelling  from 


APPENDIX. 


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afar.  It  is  our  heart's  desire  that  in  all  the  future 
we,  the  members  of  Fredericksburg  Commandery, 
Knights  Templars,  girded  and  armed  by  you,  may 
stand  for  the  name  and  the  families  and  the  fire- 
sides of  the  wives  and  daughters  of  the  members 
of  De  Molay  Commandery  of  Boston,  regardinn- 
them  with  yourselves  as  members  of  the  same 
household  of  faith  —  one  with  us  in  a  common 
brotherhood.     "  Let  brotherly  love  continue." 

With  knightly  courtesy  and  regard  we  remain, 
your  Fraters, 

Eminent  Sir  R.  S.  CHEW,       •\ 

Sir  J.  W.  ADAMS,     [  Cowwitice. 
Sir  R.  J.  McBRIDE,  3 

From  the  Minutes. 

Attest :  Wm.  H.  Russell,  Recorder. 


Washington,  D.  C,  April  lo,  1882. 

To  the   Officers  and  Members  of  De  Mo/aj  Com- 
mandery of  Knights  Templars,  Boston,  Mass.: 

Sir  Knights,  —  We  have  the  honor  to  forward 
herewith  a  slight  acknowledgment  of  the  magni- 
ficent gift  presented  by  you  to  this  Commandery, 
which  we  hope  you  will  accept,  not  for  its  intrinsic 
value,  which  is  but  a  mite  as  compared  with  your 
munificence,  but  that  you  may  have  something  in 
your  Asylum  to  recall  to  your  memory,  from  time 
to  time,  the  social  pleasures  mutually  enjoyed  by 
us  during  your  sojourn   in    this  city.      Trusting 


148  ■  APPENDIX. 

that  the  bond  of  union  so  auspiciously  begun  may 
be  cemented  by  time  into  a  blissful  future,  and 
that  you,  like  ourselves,  will  cherish  those  pleasant 
hours  which  to  us  appeared  of  too  short  duration, 
we  have  the  honor  to  be,  courteously  and  frater- 
nally, your  obedient  servants, 

E.  F.  LAWSON,  ^ 

Eminent  Commander, 

CHAS.  L.  PATTEN, 

^  ,.     .  >  Committee. 

Lreneralissimo, 

J.  H.  JOCHUM, 

Capiat  Ji-General. 

A  beautiful  souvenir  was  received  with  the 
above  letter,  elegantly  framed  and  engrossed,  con- 
taining the  following  sentiment,  under  the  seal  of 
the  Commandery  : 

D  E     MO  LAY 
MOUNTED     COMMANDERY, 

K.-Ho.  4.— T. 
WA  S  H  I  NGTON,     D.     C. 

TO 

DE     MOLAY      COMMANDERY, 

BOSTON,    MASS., 


IN    TOKEN    OF   OUR   APPRECIATION   OF   THE    PRINCELY 
GIFT  OF  A  MAGNIFICENT 

EMIPIWT  COMMANI^Eli'^  ^WOKIlI  AMB  BELT, 

PRESENTED  FEBRUARY  22,  1882. 


"  HeEC  ohm  inemi'iisse juvabit." 


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